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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1164 Collections and/or Records:

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 to George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.

Dates: c1850 - 1945

Sanger Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0166
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photographs of George Sanger's Circus, photocopies of newspaper cuttings and some research material related to the Sanger Family, original drawings for costume designs by June Dick, an interview with June about her family and life and various other items related to the Sanger family.

Dates: c1900 - 2018

Sanger Family Research Material, 1878 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178B30.35
Scope and Contents

Includes a route booklet by R. Archer for the George Sanger's Grand Circus and Menagerie tour of Europe in 1878 and photocopies of programmes, photographs, newspaper cuttings, a letter and a Sanger family tree.

Dates: 1878 - 1999

Sanger's Circus Photographs, c1800 - 1939

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.489-597
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards of the Sanger circus and family, including family portraits, show fronts, performers, musicians, parades and carriages, some of the people on the photographs have been identified.

Photographs 178C108.502-515 show Lord George Sanger's Circus on a European tour.

Dates: c1800 - 1939

Sanger's Grand English Circus Staff Photograph, 1897

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 3: Series 178B39; Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.162
Scope and Contents Black and white photograph of George Sanger's circus staff, performers and carriages in front of the big top. George Sanger is sat on the top of the carriage on the left hand side. Handwritten note under the photo (same as 178C114.187), "At Lyons, Cote d'Or, France, 1879. Note height of tent; quarter poles for side poles, providing more seating. Band Carriage, King's and Queens Tableaux, with the company and family in front, Sandy on top of King's Tableau. A month's business to capacity-two...
Dates: 1897

Sanger's Grand English Circus Staff Photograph, 1897

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 4: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.182
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Sanger's circus staff, performers and parade wagons in front of the big top. George Sanger is sat on top of the wagon on the left hand side.

Dates: 1897

Scarborough Fair Poster, 1 - 4 October c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.944
Scope and Contents

William Street coach park. Albert Corrigan. Colour type on red background.

Dates: 1 - 4 October c1975

Scarborough Fair Poster, 28 September - 1 October c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.947
Scope and Contents

William Street coach park. Albert Corrigan. Black and red type on white background.

Dates: 28 September - 1 October c1975

Scarborough Fair Poster, 27 - 30 September c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.948
Scope and Contents

William Street coach park. Albert Corrigan. Red and blue type on white background.

Dates: 27 - 30 September c1975

Schedule 1: The Monte Williams Collection, 2018

 Item
Reference code: 178B36.11
Scope and Contents

A record of the items in the Monte Williams Collection, compiled by the creator, 2 p.p.

Dates: 2018

Scrapbook, 1984 - 1986

 Item
Reference code: 178G46.1
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings related to showmen and women and fairgrounds by various authors including Ron Lee. Contains some loose newspaper cuttings, 14p.p.

Dates: 1984 - 1986

Scrapbooks, c1920 - 1959

 Series
Reference code: 178G9
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks mainly from the World's Fair newspaper relating to fairs, traction engines and showland personalities.

Dates: c1920 - 1959

Scrapbooks, 1984 - 2000

 Series
Reference code: 178G46
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks on fairgrounds and fairground showmen and showwomen compiled by Ron Lee and other authors.

Dates: 1984 - 2000