Sideshows
Found in 252 Collections and/or Records:
International Congress of Oddities Presenting ‘Believe it or Not’ Poster, c1930 - 1949
A mighty congress of strange people oddities, freaks and wonders from all parts of the glove featuring oddities as cartooned by Ripley and as exhibited at the World’s Fair. White, red and green type on white and red backgrounds with green border.
Interview with Margaret Bird (nee) Shufflebottom, 15 June 1993
Interview with Margaret Bird, formerly Mrs Margaret Waddington (nee) Shufflebottom. Interview conducted by Brian Steptoe at Bramerton, Norfolk. Audio casette recording and ten pages typed transcript. Copy of original.
Iron Tongue Pygmy Poster, c1930 - 1949
Limited edition 54 of 2500. Colour illustration of a man in a village with straw houses and palm trees lifting an anvil with his tongue.
Jack Leeson Collection
Photographs and negatives, both collected and taken by him as well as notebooks with detailed lists of every fair visited. Jack Leeson used an elaborate system of cross-referencing which match the photographs and Jack's account of the fair. Also included are letters, scrapbooks and a collection of records of fairground music and some fairground models.
Jack Straw's Castle of Mystery Handbill, c1900 - 1939
Rosherville Gardens, Gravesend, Kent. Exhibits include 'Salome in costume, Jack Collinson's eat and something that will stick to you'.
Jack Wilkinson Collection
Joe Hives Collection
Black and white photographs of fairground rides, transport, sideshows, boxing booths and showmen and women.
Joe Stumcke Collection
This collection contains scrapbooks, programmes, photographs of performers at the Kursaal, Bertram Mills Circus and sideshows as well as some business records related to the Stumcke family and their work at the Kursaal and Bertram Mills Circus.
Joe's Bar Sign, 1971
Joe's Bar wooden sign. Black type on off white paint with graffiti.
John Bramwell Taylor Collection
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.
Jungle Design, c1930 - 1939
Art Deco style, colour design for Codona's Jungle ride entrance.
Lady Leona Psychic Marvel Poster, c1930 - 1949
Girl with radio mind, she sees all, knows all. Colour illustration of bust of woman on profile holding a glass ball blindfolded on green and black background with black type.
L'Africaine Handbill, c1875
L'Africaine at Philharmonic Theatre. A new operetta by Parry Cole featuring the Grattan Children and the celebrated Gnomes from Paris. Printed by Aubert’s Steam Printing Works, 11 Maiden Lane, Strand, 4pp.
Le Monde Illustré: 'Les spectres du Théâtre-Robin', c1880 - 1910
French article from Le Monde Illustré about the Pepper's Ghost illusion. Includes a black and white illustration of the illusion.
Leicester Square Handbills, 1835 - 1895
Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Leicester Square.
Leopard Man of Africa Poster, c1930 - 1949
Half brute, half human. They dive from trees to kill. The new African thriller. Colour illustration of African man’s head wearing bottom and top lip plates. Red and blue type on pink background with blue border.
Letter from Geoff Harrison to Howard, 20 December 1994
Notification of sending photographic prints letter from Geoff Harrison to Howard Grey.
Living Curiosity Handbill, c1820 - 1826
T.T. Angell, at Grand Theatre of Arts. T.T. Angell, Seaman, Attacked by Croup-operation to relieve respiration problems, had silver tube implanted into neck.' Has no smell and cannot speak without the aid of his finger, which is considered the greatest novelty offered to the British public'. Printed by Robarts, 95, Shoe Lane, Fleet Street.
Living Phenomenon of the Feminine Sex Handbill, 1841
Bearded Lady at Somerset Gallery, Strand. "Extraordinary Phenomenon of the Feminine sex, having a beard of 6 inches in length, whiskers and moustachios". Printed by Lowe, 3 Upper Street, St. Martin’s Lane, Long Acre.