Showwoman
Found in 457 Collections and/or Records:
Newsletters, January 2021 - October 2023
These records comprise the Showmen's Guild digital newsletters and contain copies of attached digital documents including information related to local authority and government legislation and decissions during the Covid-19 pandemic and after, correspondence, restrictions, guidelines to the sector, cost of fuel and other issues.
Newspaper and Magazine Cuttings on Circus, 1897 - 2005
Newspaper Article About Marion Duck Visiting Her Relatives George and Brenda Norman, 26 August 1983
Outer page of The Streatham News, with an article on page sixty about the return of Marion Duck to visit her relatives George and Brenda Norman.
Newspaper Cutting Advertising the Denvers' Act, c1953 - 1957
Undated newspaper cutting from an unknown newspaper featuring an advert for The Denvers in the United States of America and inviting bookings for their return to the United Kingdom.
Newspaper Cutting for the South Texas State Fair Revue, c1955 - 1956
Undated cutting from unknown newspaper advertising the South Texas State Fair Revue, featuring the Denvers and with a photograph of Olga Denver.
Newspaper Cutting from the Performer Advertising the Denvers, 29 July 1948
Newspaper cutting from ‘The Performer’ advertising the availability of the Knife-Throwing Denvers in the near future, featuring headlines from recent newspapers which refer to an accident to Ella Denver during the act; includes a photograph..
Newspaper Cutting of Hal and Olga Denver, c1948 - 1968
Undated cutting from unknown newspaper featuring photograph of Hal and Olga Denver, entitled ‘Knife-Throwing Couple’s Nerve: For the First Time His Skill Skipped.’
Newspaper Cuttings, c1959 - 1979
Newspaper cuttings including general stories about fairgrounds and coverage of murder of Miriam Culine.
Newspaper Cuttings, 1904 - 1973
Newspaper articles related to the Dobson family, some related to World War Two.
Newspaper Cuttings, 1904 - 1973
Newspaper cuttings referring to the Dobson family, including a cutting from the World's Fair 19 October 1940, naming showmen service men during World War Two.
Newspaper Cuttings, c1930 - 1949
Newspaper articles related to the Biddall fairground showman family, Joey Biddall and The Fun of the Fair Spitfire.
Newspaper Cuttings , c1930 - 1949
Newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family shows, including their ghost show, Albert Biddall and Joey Biddall and an article about The Fun of the Fair Spitfire from 4th November 1941.
Newspaper Cuttings, c1925 -2002
Cuttings and articles from British and international news publications, including local, specialist, and national newspapers and magazines, relating to the personal lives and careers of the Norman family, notably knife thrower, Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver).
Newspaper Cuttings, c1960 - 1965
One newspaper cuttings referring to Ann Bathurst and Ian Lucken's wedding, one referring to Freda Lorina Culine and John Greatorex's wedding in Hull and one about Woodhouse Feast.
Newspaper Cuttings, 1960 - 2005
Newspaper cuttings on the history of the Rayner family and the Goose Fair, compiled by Eleanor Rayner.
Newspaper Cuttings and Scapbooks, 1838 - 2007
A collection of newspaper cuttings on circus, circus proprietors and performers and scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings, posters, programmes and other items of ephemera, covering mainly British circuses and venues such as Belle Vue and also some international circuses.
Newspaper Cuttings and Scrapbooks, c1832 - 1999
Various newspaper cuttings and scrapbooks about variety and circus performers including the Ohmy and Sanger families.
Newspaper Cuttings and Scrapbooks, 1904 - 1973
Newspaper cuttings and scrapbooks related to Showmen's transport, trade related bye-laws and general Showmen's news from various newspapers and publications.
Newspaper Cuttings Collage, 1948
Collage of photocopied newspaper cuttings mounted on a board. Includes three newspaper cuttings, illustrated by black and white photographs, relating to an accident involving Ella Denver, who was hit by a knife during a knife throwing performance with her husband, Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman).
Nichols Family Collection
This collection contains amateur Super8 cine reels filmed by Thomas O’Beirne, black and white and colour photographs and slides, circus and theatre posters, a watercolour and a small amount of other ephemera.