Sideshows
Found in 347 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard Fielding Collection
Photographs and scrapbooks compiled by Bernard Fielding. Each scrapbook contains a mixture of press cuttings including Fairground Mercury and World’s Fair, photographs, postcards, Paul Braithwaite history and patent material. Augmented by handwritten notes and research from other enthusiasts.
Bernth Lindfors Collection
Slides of black popular entertainment performers, part of Professor Lindfors research for Early Black Enteratinments Abroad: From the Hottentot Venus to Africa's First Olympians book.
Bibliography, c1994 - 2000
Photocopy of Travelling communities, showmen and gypsy wagons, language, autobiographies/biographies of showmen; general history, individual fairs, fairground equipment and art, fairground transport, bioscopes and other shows, freak shows, menageries, fairground organs, general photographic history by Vanessa Toulmin.
Bill Barnes Collection
Programmes, posters and photographs mainly related to the Poole family's travelling Myriorama show.
Bill for 'The Hollywood Chihuahua Family', c1957 - 1970
Part of a long pasted bill advertising ‘The Hollywood Chihuahua Family’, likely advertising Olga Denver's performing chihuahua's act, 1p.
Billy Bellhouse Collection
Photographs, handbills, newspaper reports and financial records relating to Billy Bellhouse and his life as a wall of death rider as well as other performers.
Billy Bellhouse Wall of Death and Dirt Track Photographs, 1929 - 1960
Black and white photographs related to Billy Bellhouse career as a wall of death and dirt track rider including wall of death shows and fairground shows, mainly in the United Kingdom Eastern Europe. Also some personal photographs showing leisure times, family members and friends.
Billy Wood Collection
Collection of material related to Billy Wood travelling boxing booth, containing business records, photographs, correspondence, programmes, posters and other items of ephemera.
Birth Certificate for Caroline Williams, 5 July 1880, 3 November 1916
Birth Certificate for Caroline Williams, born 5 July 1880, daughter of Randall Williams and Mary Ann Williams (formerly Hough). Extracted from the Register Book of Births in the East district of Greenock, Renfrewshire.
Birth Certificate for Caroline Williams, 22 November 1918, 18 December 1918
Scanned copy of the birth certificate for Caroline Williams, born 22 November 1918, daughter of Richard Monte and Caroline Monte (formerly Williams).
Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides, c1875 - 1939
Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details, c1915 - 1949
Bob Wallace as ‘Old Funny Face’ Poster, c1930 - 1949
‘Believe it or Not’ he swallows his nose, homeliest man on earth. Colour illustration of man’s face with his bottom lip covering his nose. Face in white with navy shading on red and navy background and white and red type.
Bob Wallace Character Impersonations Poster, c1930 - 1949
‘Believe it or Not’, the children’s delight, Pop Eye the sailor. Colour illustration of bust and waist of man dress as Popeye in the centre in white and navy over a red and black background with a navy footer and red and white type.
Booklets for 7 Club in Club de L'Etoille, The Hague, c1955
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.
Bostock's Menagerie Front Design, c1890 - 1910
Front elevation of Bostock's menagerie, showing heaving carving jungle decorations, scale.
Bostock's Menagerie Front Design, c1880 - 1899
Jungle design wih statues of people and animals for Bostock's menagerie show.
Bostock's Menagerie Front Design, c1890 - 1910
Front elevation of Bostock's menagerie truck, showing heaving carving decorations, scale 3/4".
Boxing Booth Elevation, December 1934
Front elevation of Stewart's boxing booth, scale 3/4".
Brian Steptoe Collection
An audio cassette recording of a conversation between Maggie Bird (formerly Mrs. Margaret Waddington and nee Shufflebottom) and Brian Steptoe on 15th June, 1993 at Bramerton, Norfolk. There is a ten page transcript to accompany the recording.