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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1142 Collections and/or Records:

Bolton-on-Dearne Fair Poster, 31 March - 5 April c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.921
Scope and Contents

Shaw. Waltzer, Speedway. Red and blue type on white background.

Dates: 31 March - 5 April c1975

Bolton-on-Dearne Fair Poster, 9 - 14 August c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.935
Scope and Contents

Shaw. Waltzer, Moonwalk, Haunted Castle. Red and blue type on white background.

Dates: 9 - 14 August c1975

Booklets for 7 Club in Club de L'Etoille, The Hague, c1955

 File — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.66
Scope and Contents

Four booklets for the 7 Club in Club de L’Etoile, den Haag [the Hague, Netherlands], advertising acts, with the Sensational Denvers featured on the last inside page; illustrated, 6pp.

Dates: c1955

Bostock Menagerie Photographs, 1920 - 1934

 File
Reference code: 178C108.669-680
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards of Bostock and Wombwell menarie including images of the Bostocks and some perfomers, Bidewell and two photos of Alex Day with elephants.

Dates: 1920 - 1934

Boxing Kangaroo Film, May - June 1895

 Item
Reference code: 178D12.2
Scope and Contents

Nitrate film by Robert Paul and Birt Acres, filmed on a small wooden stage, showing a brief scene of a boxing bout between a boy and a kangaroo and refereed by possibly the animal trainer or showman, who appears to the left of the pugilists.

Dates: May - June 1895

Boxing Match Film, c1895 - 1896

 Item
Reference code: 178D12.5
Scope and Contents

Nitrate film by Birt Acres, showing an outdoor boxing match and ringside onlookers. Possibly Acres’ Boxing Match film in August 1896 or Boxing Match/Boxing Contest filmed in 1895.

Dates: c1895 - 1896

Brierley Common Easter Fair Poster, 15 - 17 April c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.920
Scope and Contents

Shaw. The Moonwalk, Waltzer, dodgems, speedway, Noah’s Ark, Twist. Red and blue type on white background.

Dates: 15 - 17 April c1975

Business and Personal Correspondence Belonging to Billy Wood, 1951 - 1979

 File
Reference code: 178F42.1
Scope and Contents

Various items of correspondence addressed to Billy Wood, mostly of personal nature, some mention his business, includes a letter from Bill Tomlinson regarding council refusal to grant Billy a licence to run his boxing show. Typescript and manuscript.

Dates: 1951 - 1979

Business Card, 2023

 Item — Box Showmen's Mental Health Charity Box 1: Series 178C142; Series 178H42; Series 178I32; Series 178O3; Series 178Z74
Reference code: 178Z74.1
Scope and Contents

Business card belonging to Sheldon Chadwick, Chairman of The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity. Includes the charity enquiry telephone number and email address, as well as the logo of The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity.

Dates: 2023

Business Card for 830 South Michigan Hotel, 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.43
Scope and Contents

Business card advertising 830 South Michigan Hotel, with 1955 calendar on reverse; 1p.

Dates: 1955

Business Card for Harry Holmok of Bellevue Café Casino, Montreal, c1951

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.48
Scope and Contents

Business card for H[arry] Holmok of Bellevue Café Casino, Montreal; 1p.

Dates: c1951

Business Card for J Saks, c1950 - 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.38
Scope and Contents

Business card for J Saks, impresario, Amsterdam; 1p.

Dates: c1950 - 1955

Business Card for Marino Brandolini, Monte Carlo Motel, Las Vegas, c1949 - 1957

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.36
Scope and Contents

Business card for Marino Brandolini, Monte Carlo Motel, Las Vegas; 1p.

Dates: c1949 - 1957

Business card for Roberto Rea, Fedrazione Pugilistica Italiana, c1968 - 1994

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.39
Scope and Contents

Business card for Roberto Rea of Federazione Pugilistica Italiana [Italian Boxing Federation]; 1p.

Dates: c1968 - 1994

Business Card of Photographer Carl Norman, c1986 - 1994

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.33
Scope and Contents

Paper business card for the photographer Carl Norman [Denver], with handwritten phone number and address for Carlos Norman on the reverse; 1p.

Dates: c1986 - 1994

Business Cards for the Knife Throwing Denvers, New York, c1951 - 1957

 File — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.44
Scope and Contents

Business cards for the Knife Throwing Denvers of Maddison Avenue, New York; 4pp.

Dates: c1951 - 1957

Business Records, 1931 - 1974

 Series
Reference code: 178H33
Scope and Contents

Billy Wood's business records including boxers' personal details and promotional images.

Dates: 1931 - 1974

Business Records, 1931 - 1956

 Series
Reference code: 178H26
Scope and Contents

Various business records related to the Dobson family's business in the faiground.

Dates: 1931 - 1956

Business Records, 1889 - 2003

 Series
Reference code: 178H40
Scope and Contents

Business records containing minutes of meetings, financial records, documents related to legislation and urban planning, Showmen's Guild diaries, year books, records on the campaigns run by the Showmen on the defence of Mitcham, Norwich, Manchester, Nottingham and Cambridge fairs.

Dates: 1889 - 2003

Business Records, 1922 - 1969

 Series
Reference code: 178H12
Scope and Contents

Contracts and agreements for engagements on stage and on television, kept by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver) amd his wife, Olga Norman, who perfomred together as The Sensational Denvers, primarily in North America, but also in Mainland Europe, South America and the United Kingdom, as well as documentation relating to membership to professional associations, and personal family documentation.

Dates: 1922 - 1969