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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1133 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Brothers Super Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.156
Scope and Contents

Colour photograph of three Robert brothers on centre within a red, yellow and white star on light blue background on front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of acts, performers and insert programme in the centre printed in black and white, 6p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Robert Brothers Super Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.157
Scope and Contents

Colour photograph of three Robert brothers on centre within a red, yellow and white star on light blue background on front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of acts, performers, programme missing, 4p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Robert Brothers Super Circus Programme, 1991 - 1992

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.169
Scope and Contents

S.E.C.C. Glasgow. Black and white photograph of three Roberts brothers and black and white type on front cover with introduction at the bottom of the page, inside programme and black and white photographs of performers and acts along the sides, on back cover black and white photographs of acts and performers and acknowledgements, 2p.p.

Dates: 1991 - 1992

Rock n'Roll Party, 1981

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.1
Scope and Contents

Super8 format. Silent. Colour.

Dates: 1981

Rod Spooner Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0011
Scope and Contents

The collection includes photographs taken by Jack Mellor and includes images of fairground rides, sideshows and traction engines. There are copies of Rod Spooner's photographs of South and Midland Fairs from 1952-1953. Also included is a cassette recording of an interview With Kay Smart and other showmen/women.

Dates: c1900 - 1989

Roe Green Fair, Kingsbury Poster, 5 - 14 August c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.934
Scope and Contents

Holland. Waltzer, Dodgems. Red and blue type on yellow background.

Dates: 5 - 14 August c1975

Roe Green Fair Poster, 4 - 20 August c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.937
Scope and Contents

Kingsbury. Holland. Waltzer, Dodgems. Red and black type on white background.

Dates: 4 - 20 August c1975

Ron Kinder Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0052
Scope and Contents

Slides and photographs of Ron's travels to various preservation events and a few pictures from local Derbyshire fairs, articles, correspondence and Nottingham and Hull fair plans.

Dates: 1960 - 2002

Ron Lee Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0128
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides and transport taken by Ron Lee and scrapbooks.

Dates: c1960 - 2000

Ronald Allen Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0015
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs in twenty two albums taken by Taylor and other photographers, correspondence and a number of catalogues including his Dodgem research material.

Dates: c1900 - 1991

Ronny Film, 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.20
Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth. 8mm format. Silent. Colour.

Dates: 1969

Round Room Rotunda Poster, 4 July 1892

 Item
Reference code: 178R53.30
Scope and Contents Dublin. Mr Joseph Poole's latest Myriorama, Sights of the World, Venice, Poole's Pictorial Tours Darkest Africa, meeting of H.M. Stanley & Emin Pasha, The Falls of Niagara, Ireland, Sydney the capital of New South Wales, The British Fleet past and present, Poole's consolidated variety confederation, Miss Jessie Arnelly, Herr Blitz, Miss May Finch, Mr Felix Somers, Messrs Lisburn & O'Marr, Mr Willie Boatman, Poole's vocal quartette party, Mr Fred Mayer. Printed by Creber, Printer,...
Dates: 4 July 1892

Rowland Scott Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0037
Scope and Contents

Photographs related to all aspects of British travelling fairgrounds including; rides, transport, living wagons, showpeople, fairground shows, circuses and organs by Rowland Scott and other authors, a selection of manuscripts by Rowland Scott and a small amount of correspondence.

Dates: c1899 - 1989

Royal Commission on Lotteries and Betting, 1932 - 1933

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 11: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.53
Scope and Contents

Bound minutes of evidence taken before the Royal Commission on Lotteries and Betting. Contains a lose index of minutes of evidence.

Dates: 1932 - 1933

Royal Commissioner's Reports, 1889 - 1933

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178H40.51-53
Scope and Contents

Royal Commissions on market rights and tolls and lotteries and betting.

Dates: 1889 - 1933

Royal Commissions on Market Rights and Tolls, 1889

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 11: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.51
Scope and Contents

Bound minutes of evidence taken before Arthur J. Ashton, Esquire, Assistant Commissioner at inquiries held by him in England together with his reports on the markets, volume III. Contains memorandum of duties assigned to assitant Commissioners, list of town visited, list of witnesses, and report and minutes of evidence.

Dates: 1889

Royal Commissions on Market Rights and Tolls, 1891

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 11: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.52
Scope and Contents

Unbound final report of the Commissioners presented to both houses of parliament. Contains list of market towns, report, supplementary report of Commissioners and appendixes including maps of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Dates: 1891

Royal South African Circus Wild West and Variety Roundup Programme, c1940 - 1947

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178K36.2
Scope and Contents

Single folded sheet programme for ‘the Royal South African Circus Wild West & Variety Roundup' (no date or location given), with the Denvers listed eighteenth of eighteen acts; back page photograph is of a dark-haired woman [Hal Denver’s partner?] leaning against a board surrounded by thrown knives.

Dates: c1940 - 1947

Sandow No. 2 Film, 6 March 1894

 Item
Reference code: 178D12.8
Scope and Contents

Nitrate film by Edison [EMP 26.1]. Prod., f./ph: W. K. L. Dickson, William Heise; cast: Eugene Sandow, showing a strong man Eugene Sandow flexing his muscles in various poses.

Dates: 6 March 1894

Sanger Circus Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0154
Scope and Contents

Black and white and some colour photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.

Dates: c1850 - 1945