Showman
Found in 1133 Collections and/or Records:
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.
The Denvers: the Knife Throwing Denvers, Aiming to Thrill Poster Scrap, c1930 - 1960
Scrap torn from a blue and red poster, with text reading ‘The Denvers: the knife throwing Denvers, aiming to thrill’; 1p.
The Elephant Man Monograph, c1930 - 1990
Comments by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver) on the relationship of Joseph Merrick, Tom Norman, and Frederick Treves; typescript, 9pp.
The Entracte Print, 20 February 1892
Black and white caricature depicting George Sanger talking to General Booth with legend along the bottom. Lithograph on card.
The Grand Circus Poster, c1880 - 1899
The Great Carmo Circus Photographs, c1930 - 1939
Black and white photographs and postcards of The Great Carmo Circus including many of The Great Carmo in different personas, Rita Carmo and circus scenes and performes.
The Great Carmo Circus Programme, c1937
Red type in the centre within a circle and red illustrations of Carmo's head in three different personas including Chinese, Egyptian and Indian costumes around it and a lion on the bottom section, also outline of circus acts in the corners including trapeze, equestrian and high wire on a yellowish background on the front cover, inside programme, 2p.p.
The Harry H. Hamilton's Excursions, Queen and Empire Programme, c1897
The Lion Tamer Film, c1932 - 1949
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. VHS PAL. Scenes from the 9.5mm silent film. Also contains the Sanger memorial at St. John Cemetery Margate, Lord George Sanger’s Circus, and James Freeman ‘Pimpo the Clown’.