Showman
Found in 1142 Collections and/or Records:
Various, 1866 - 1894
Birth and marriage certificates belonging to the Williams fairground family.
Various, 1912, 1916, 1927
Membership cards for the Yorkshire section of the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain and the Yorkshire Stall Holders Association.
Various Documents, c1940 - 1969
Various documents related to Selina Dobson and other members from the Dobson family, including funeral cards and greeting cards.
Various Funds and Accounts Ledger, 1948 - 1977
Ledger containing accounts related to the General Fund, Emergency Fund, Central Benevolent Fund and Appeal Deposits Account listing contributions, payments, expenses, legal charges, rents, salaries, petty cash, defence and savings bonds for Sheffield and Coventry, contributions to fairs and shows, deposits by showman and other information. Manuscript.
Various Items, c1920 - 1979
Various items of ephemera belonging to Billy Wood and his descendants, including Billy Wood's letter headed paper.
Various Items, 1952 - 1986
Various items of fairground ephemera related to Bill Weeks, the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain and the Friendship Circle of Showland Fans.
Various Items, c1994 - 2005
Family trees and miscellaneous items, compiled by Eleanor Rayner.
Various Items Belonging to John E. Sanger, 1926 - 1980
Miscellaneous items some belonged to John E. Sanger, including invoices, a hand written summary of accounts and a leave pass during war service and part of The Bodie Book on hypnotism and mental suggestion.
Various Items of Ephemera, c1800 - 2016
Various items related to George Walter Poole, Wilton's Music Hall, Henry James Mayer, Alexander Billington, James Upton Printers, Gompertz's panorama show, Poole's Myriorama and Diorama shows and Messrs Strange and Wilson Ghost show. Also includes a theatrical clock with two figures on the sides attracting customers.
Various Items Related to the Ohmy and Sanger Families, c1880 - 1980
Various items related to the Ohmy and Sanger families, including World War Two related material and other personal items.
Various Items Related to the Ohmy Family, c1880 - 1890
Various items related to the Ohmy family, including a photograph of presentation of Address to Ohmy certificate.
Various Items Related to the Showmen's Guild, c1894 - 2000
Various Items Related to Variety, c1837 - 2008
Various items related to variety theatre in Blackpool and other locations.
Various Material, c1930 - 1994
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.
Various Material, 2023
Various items, compiled by Sheldon Chadwick, concerning his involvement in The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity.
Various Newspaper Cuttings on Circus, 1930
Newspaper cuttings including E. H. Bostock's wedding report.
Various Showfamilies Biographical Material, 1799 - 1993
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.
Venice in Dublin Poster, 4 July 1892
Victoria and Albert Museum Magazine, 2013
Victoria and Albert Museums magazine containing an article on Sickert and the Bedford Music Hall, Magazine 43p.p, includes a handwritten note, 4p.p
Victoria Hall Poster, Monday 20 November c1893
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.