Showman
Found in 1142 Collections and/or Records:
Stuart Hall Poster, 12 October 1878
Cardiff. Two More New Views of Cyprus, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Famacosta, Mr Felix Somers, Miss Alice Turner, Mr Fred Hilton, Mr F. Neave, Poole & Young's Excursions to Russia, Turkey and Cyprus, War, The Congress at Berlin, Lord Beaconsfield, Lecturer Mr Arthur Chistie, The Band. Green, red and black type on white background with Red and black wavy border. Printed by Stafford and Co, Printers, Nottingham.
Stuart Johnstone Collection
Photographs of rides, fairgrounds, traction engines and organs taken by a number of individuals as well as detailed notebooks. His notebooks are essentially digested versions of the World's Fair and include chronological guides to fairs, machines for sale, parks, engines and families.
Sunday People Newspaper Cutting about Tom Norman and the 'Elephant Man', 5 April 1981
Newspaper cutting from Sunday People concerning Tom Norman and the ‘Elephant Man.’
Sunday Telegraph Newspaper Cutting About John Major's Mother in Hal Denver's Act, 16 June 1991
Newspaper cutting from Sunday Telegraph, concerning John Major’s mother stepping in as a partner for Hal Denver’s act.
Surrey County Council Opposition Book, 1931
Surrey County Council arrangement of sections containing information about lands, protection of streams, establishments for massage and special treatment, control of public entertainments, sale of coke, moveable dwellings, road, town planning and amenities, Barnes Street works, finance and miscellaneous information with inserted Showmen's Guild petitions to the Council and related correspondence. Typescript.
T-Shirt, c2022 - 2023
White t-shirt, produced to promote The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity. Includes the charity logo in black on the front, and the following black text on the reverse: 'Break the Stigma'. Size XS.
TAB Magazine, November 1951
Copy of TAB Magazine: The Pocket Picture Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4. Cover missing. Includes an article, illustrated with six black and white photographs of Hal and Olga Denver's knife throwing act titled, 'Hatchet Man' on pages 4-9.
Tables of Fairs and Development Plans, c1951 - 1953
Large ringbinder with metal spine containing tabulated records of fairs across the UK locations, dates and types of fairs and records of development plans, remarks and actions. Typescript and manuscript.
Taunton Corportation Oppostion Book, 1931
Taunton Corporation arrangement of sections containing information about acquisition of lands, waterworks and water supply, markets, streets, buildings, sewers and drains, infectious disease and sanitary matters, common lodging houses, twon planning, police, electricity, extension of boundaries, financial and miscellaneous provisions with inserted petitions from the Showmen's Guild and related correspondence. Typescript.
Tea and Wellbeing Day Flyer, 18 April [2023]
Printed flyer advertising The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity Tea and Talk Wellbeing Day, produced in collaboration with the Scottish section of The Showmen's Guild. White text on pink background, and illustrated with a colour image of three people standing in front of a tea and cake stall, 1pp.
Teaching Material, 2023
Training pack for Mental Health Liaison Officers for Showmen's Guild representatives, produced by The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity in partnership with Epic Assist Charity Scotland.
Telegram from Mack to Denver, c1940 - 1960
Telegram date-stamped 19 MR, Brixton SW2, to Denver 51 Blenheim Gardens, from Mack, 6 Thornmead Grove, Brentry Bristol.
Telegram From Stanley Wathon to Hal Denver, 21 August 1951
Canadian Pacific telegram from Stanley Wathon to Hal Denver; typescript, 1p.
Telegram Regarding Television, c1950 - 1960
Telegram to the Denvers from Mat Berlin regarding television; typescript, 1p.
Temperance Hall Poster, 19 January 1880
Temperance Hall Poster, 17 November 1884
Aberdare. Poole's Trips Abroad, Egyptian Campaign, Soudan War, England, Wales, Egypt, China, Afghanistan, India, Italy, Holland and Belgium, Excelsior Concert Company, Miss Keturah Evans, Mr Harry Stewart, Mr Felix Somers, Mr Charles Heywood, Poole's Splendid Bands. Balck type on white background with black border. Printed by James Upton, Printer, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.
Testo Family Collection
This collection comprises photographs, business records, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, family research and items of personal archive related to the Testo family history in the fairground and circus
Testo Family History Monographs, c1960 - 1989
The story of Felix Testot, Magician, and founder of the Testo family in England (with a brief history of his descendants up to 1993). A portion of the Testo Family History. Alfred Testo’s Career by ‘Golga’ Jeffreys (his daughter). The Chipperfields’ Story: being a summary of items in the history of the Chipperfield family from 1803 and the connections with the Testo family (Harriet Sophia Jeffreys and Vic Jeffreys). Typescript.
Testo Family Research Material, c1851 - 1900
Copy of 1851 census from Batheaston Parish, Somerset containing a list of people with the surname Jones and their birth details, some hand written notes about the Tudors family trees and a story about Ruth Pierce in 1753, also very faded photocopies of Felix Testo posters and a newspaper cutting. Typescript and manuscript.
The Denvers Press Release, c1947 - 1956
A press release from Music Corporation of America, New York, describing how Olga Frei-Denver was persuaded to stay in the partnership after her first performance, typescript, 1p.