Showwoman
Found in 358 Collections and/or Records:
John Gale Collection
Photographs taken by John Gale, including a collection of negatives from his favourite fairs: Newcastle Town Moor, Durham Miners' Gala, Houghton Feast, Northallerton and his home town of Wolsingham. There are also a number of newspaper cuttings, circus and rally programmes.
John Martin Turner's Circus Research Collection
This collection contains John Turner’s research on circus people indexes, which lists circus performers from the Victorian age onwards. It contains notebooks, index cards, photocopies and pictures gathered from a number of repositories and libraries during John Turner’s life and used for articles published in a variety of journals and magazines, and for the numerous books that he published during his lifetime. The collection also contains some posters and programmes
Keep It Moving DVD, c2000 - 2006
Material related to fairground children's education and showmen census research, also contains work done for the government about showmen and the Showmen Guild of Great Britain.
King Family and Dyson/Hough Family Biographical Material, 1823 - 1895
Research material relating to the King family and the Dyson/Hough family including death certificates.
Laged No Longer DVD, c2000 - 2006
Material related to fairground children's education and showmen census research, also contains work done for the government about showmen and the Showmen Guild of Great Britain.
Letter, 27 March 1919
Letter from Ida to her aunty Roselia, including a photograph of herself see 178C112.77.
Lewis Family Biographical Material, 1831 - 1901
Research material relating to the Lewis family, including birth, marriage and death certificates and census records.
Life on the Fair DVD, 2000
Material related to fairground children's education and showmen census research, also contains work done for the government about showmen and the Showmen Guild of Great Britain.
Lily Ohmy and Herbert Sanger's Marriage Certificate, 6 March 1916
Certificate of the marriage of Lily Ohmy and herbert Sanger.
Lily Ohmy's Birth Certificate, 2 February 1891
Lily Ohmy's birth certificate dated 13 March 1914.
Liz Gray Collection
This collection contains a small amount of postcards from the 1908 Franco-British exhibition in London and two videos, one about the Priddy fair and another one about the Cole fairground family.
Lulu Adams Collection
This collection contains business records, newspaper cuttings, programmes, notebooks and handbills, as well as a collection of black and white photographs, some original artwork and other items relating to Lulu Adam’s personal life and career
Malcolm Airey Circus and Theatre Collection
This collection contains a large number of books, programmes, photographs, research and related notebooks as well as correspondence. Many programmes contain inserts of tickets, notes from Malcolm Airey and other inserts. Amongst others the collection contains examples from the Bertram Mills Circus, Blackpool Tower Ballroom and Billy Smart's circus. There are also technical plans and drawings
Margaret Whitaker Collection
Fairground drawings and photographs by Margaret Whitaker.
Marisa Carnesky Collection
This collection contains research material, business records, grant applications, project planning documents, contracts, programmes, posters, handbills, newpaper cuttings and other records relating to Marisa Carnesky's career as a showwoman. The records comprise the production and travelling of Marisa's shows including Carnesky's Ghost train, SmutFest, Jewess Tattoess, Dragon Ladies, Chamber of Horrors, Dystopia, Magic War, The Incredible Bleeding Woman and Tarot Drome.
Marriage Certificate, 2 July 1884
Photocopy of James Williams and Rachel Weston's marriage certificate.
Marriage Certificate for Richard Monte and Caroline Williams, 12 January 1899
Scanned copy of the marriage certificate for Richard Monte and Caroline Williams, married 12 January 1899.
Marshall and Scott Family Collection
Martin Burridge Collection
Small collection of black and white photographs of fairground personalities in Devon and Cornwall taken by Martin Burridge.
Mazelly-Miller Family Collection
Black and white photographs and some documents belonging to the Mazelly and Miller fairground families including documents related to WWI and a ditty box.