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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1133 Collections and/or Records:

Various Items Related to the Ohmy and Sanger Families, c1880 - 1980

 Series
Reference code: 178Z26
Scope and Contents

Various items related to the Ohmy and Sanger families, including World War Two related material and other personal items.

Dates: c1880 - 1980
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection

Various Items Related to the Ohmy Family, c1880 - 1890

 File
Reference code: 178Z26.1
Scope and Contents

Various items related to the Ohmy family, including a photograph of presentation of Address to Ohmy certificate.

Dates: c1880 - 1890
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Various Items Related to the Ohmy and Sanger Families

Various Items Related to the Showmen's Guild, c1894 - 2000

 Series — Box Showmen's Guild Box 32: Series 178Z70
Reference code: 178Z70
Scope and Contents Contains invitations to the President's Supper and Ball, St Giles Fair opening ceremony, Foster & Company promotional card, Christmas greeting, card about the coronation anointing spoon, the Millennium parliamentary luncheon, civic dinners, cards, a colour print of a fairground scene, a Bertam Mill's Circus programme, a photocopy of the Surrey Traveller Community Relations Forum booklet, the Children's Challenge 2002 ringbinder containing drawings, stories and poems and photocopies of...
Dates: c1894 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection

Various Items Related to Variety, c1837 - 2008

 Series
Reference code: 178Z28
Scope and Contents

Various items related to variety theatre in Blackpool and other locations.

Dates: c1837 - 2008
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection

Various Material, 2023

 Series
Reference code: 178Z74
Scope and Contents

Various items, compiled by Sheldon Chadwick, concerning his involvement in The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity.

Dates: 2023
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity Collection

Various Material, c1930 - 1994

 Series
Reference code: 178Z25
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous documents and objects, compiled primarily by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver). Including travel ephemera (such as luggage tags, notepaper, postcards, and tickets), business cards; advertisements; and some personal documentation, as well as a set of throwing knifes and cowboy costumes worn on stage by Ralph Norman, and his assistant, Olga.

Dates: c1930 - 1994
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection

Various Newspaper Cuttings on Circus, 1930

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.92
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cuttings including E. H. Bostock's wedding report.

Dates: 1930
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Newspaper Cuttings and Scapbooks

Various Showfamilies Biographical Material, 1799 - 1993

 File
Reference code: 178B36.5
Scope and Contents

Research material relating to the Silvester/Sylvester, Wilson, Taylor, Fossett, Green, Proctor, Bland, White, Twigdon, Turner, Brown/Sivado, Codman, Layland/Leyland, Collins, Chapman, Barker, and Clark families, including birth, marriage and death certificates and census details.

Dates: 1799 - 1993
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Monte-Williams Collection / Research Material and Monographs

Venice in Dublin Poster, 4 July 1892

 Item
Reference code: 178R53.11
Scope and Contents Round Room Rotunda, Dublin Poole's Pictorial Tours, Darkest Africa, Meeting of H.M. Stanley and Emin Pasha, The Falls of Niagara, London day by day, Ireland, Sydney, The British fleet past and present, Poole's consolidated variety confederation, Miss Jessie Arnelli, musical act, Herr Blitz, Miss May Finch, Mr Felix Somers, Messrs Lisburn and O'Marr, Mr Willie Boatman, Poole's vocal quartette party, Mr Fred Mayer. Black type on orange background, printed on front and reverse. Printed by...
Dates: 4 July 1892
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Barnes Collection / Posters

Victoria and Albert Museum Magazine, 2013

 File
Reference code: 178B44.3
Scope and Contents

Victoria and Albert Museums magazine containing an article on Sickert and the Bedford Music Hall, Magazine 43p.p, includes a handwritten note, 4p.p

Dates: 2013
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Barnes Collection / Monographs, Articles, Manuscripts and Research Material

Victoria Hall Poster, Monday 20 November c1893

 Item
Reference code: 178R53.43
Scope and Contents

Norwich. Joseph Poole's latest Myriorama, The World's Fair at Chicago and Venice, Loss of the MHS Victoria, Poole's Variety Confederation, Vocal Quartette Party and Mandolin Band, Orchestra and Military Bands. Black and red type on light brown background. Printed by Stafford & Co, Lithographic and Letterpress Printers, Netherfield, near Nottingham.

Dates: Monday 20 November c1893
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Barnes Collection / Posters

W. Morton Pictorial, Musical and Descriptive Entertainment Programme, c1880 - 1889

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.25
Scope and Contents

Southampton, The Bay of Biscay, The rock of Gibraltar, The great harbour of Malta, Mr H. Woodman musical act, Alexandria from the sea, Cairo, Crossing the desert, Miss Edith Elmer impersonating act, Suez, The Sansitore Brothers musical act, A ship of fire, Madras, Calcutta, Canton. Black type on blue background with linear border on the front cover, inside and on back cover programme, 2p.p

Dates: c1880 - 1889
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Barnes Collection / Programmes

Waitress Thank You Card from Vogue Terrace, c1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.71
Scope and Contents

Waitress thank you card from 'Vogue Terrace' [McKeesport, Pennsylvania?] with list of coming shows on the back, featuring the Denvers over the Christmas period.

Dates: c1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Various Material

Wallis’s Fun Fair Poster, c1980 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178R41.16
Scope and Contents

Queenferry, Deeside Leisure Centre. Colour lithograph of general view of the fun fair and main rides at the forefront.

Dates: c1980 - 1989
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Chris Russell Collection / Posters

Watercolour of Philip Astley, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178V15.2
Scope and Contents

Black and white watercolour of a man on a black horse, inscription on reverse reads Philip Astley, stuck to card.

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Sanger Circus Collection / Original Artwork

Wee Willie Costume, c1930 - 1994

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 11: Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.98
Scope and Contents

Small size costume comprising a green kilt and a pair of red tartan trousers, two shirts and a belt with thistle decorations on the buckle.

Dates: c1930 - 1994
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Various Material

Weinberg's Western Wear, Coffeyville, Kansas Catalogue Number Nine, 1956

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 6: Series 178C144; Series 178E18; Series 178G22; Series 178Q4; Series 178R60; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.85
Scope and Contents

Printed catalogue listing western style clothes and cowboy boots, supplied by Weinberg's Western Wear, Coffeyville Kansas (aka Home of Famous Western Brands). Catalogue Number Nine. Spring and Summer 1956. This catalogue formerly belonged to Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman).

Dates: 1956
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Various Material

West Hartlepool and Southampton Oppostion Book, 1931

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 6: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.20
Scope and Contents

West Hartlepool Corporation arrangement of sections containing information about extension of borough, road transport, electricity, streets, buildings and drains, infectious disease and sanitary matters, financial and miscellaneous provisions with inserted petitions from the Showmen's Guild and related correspondence. Typescript.

Dates: 1931
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Business Records / Opposition of Showmen's Guild Books

Williams Family Biographical Material, 1816 - 1938

 File
Reference code: 178B36.1
Scope and Contents

Research material relating to the Williams family including birth, marriage and death certificates and census records.

Dates: 1816 - 1938
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Monte-Williams Collection / Research Material and Monographs

Wilton's, A History of the Hall and Houses Monograph, 2015

 Item
Reference code: 178B44.2
Scope and Contents

Monograph by Calore Zeidman. Foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales, contains colour and black and white photographs, 26p.p

Dates: 2015
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Barnes Collection / Monographs, Articles, Manuscripts and Research Material

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