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Sideshows

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 303 Collections and/or Records:

Monte-Williams and Haydon and Urry, Ltd. Research Material, 1816 - 1938

 Item
Reference code: 178U6.3
Scope and Contents

Digital copies of 178B36.1, 178B36.8, 178B36.9 and 178B36.10, comprising 4 documents.

Dates: 1816 - 1938

Music Corporation of America Inter-Office Memo, 26 October 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178F17.32
Scope and Contents Inter-office memo from Robert Brenner in New York to Eldred O Stacy in Chicago concerning the Denvers and listing four enclosures: a) Application for membership to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists for Hal Denver; b) Statement of dues to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists of $52.50 for Hal Denver; c) Application for membership to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists for Olga Denver; d) Statement of dues to the American Federation...
Dates: 26 October 1955

Muskogee Daily Phoenix Newspaper Cutting About the Denvers, 22 September 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 5: Series 178G22
Reference code: 178G22.4
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cutting from the Muskogee Daily Phoenix of a short article entitled 'Fearless Femme,' with a photograph of the Denvers on stage.

Dates: 22 September 1955

New York World’s Fair Museum Presents ‘Believe it or Not’ Poster, c1930 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178R45.6
Scope and Contents

Weight 540 lbs. Subject as cartooned by Robt. L. Ripley. Colour illustration of fat lady standing in a short dress. Figure in white with black outline and green dress and green and black background.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

New York World’s Fair Museum Presents ‘Believe it or Not’ Prince Ramachandi, Hindu Quarter Man Poster, c1930 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178R45.7
Scope and Contents

Subjects as cartooned by Robt. L. Ripley. P. T. Barnum’s Greatest Oddity. Colour illustration of man torso and waist on a round table wearing a red fez and smoking a cigar on yellow background.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Newspaper Cutting Concerning the Gatineau Club, Canada, 14 August 1951

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 5: Series 178G22
Reference code: 178G22.1
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cutting from Canadian newspaper; the Denvers are mentioned in an article about acts at the Gatineau Club.

Dates: 14 August 1951

Newspaper Cutting for the South Texas State Fair Revue, c1955 - 1956

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 5: Series 178G22
Reference code: 178G22.11
Scope and Contents

Undated cutting from unknown newspaper advertising the South Texas State Fair Revue, featuring the Denvers and with a photograph of Olga Denver.

Dates: c1955 - 1956

Newspaper Cutting Mentioning the Denvers' Act, 21 November 1956

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 5: Series 178G22
Reference code: 178G22.6
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cutting mentioning the Denvers' act; article entitled 'Amateurs Give Pros Lesson at Box Office.'

Dates: 21 November 1956

Newspaper Cutting of a Review of a Montreal Bellevue Casino Show, 4 August 1951

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 5: Series 178G22
Reference code: 178G22.7
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cutting dated 4 August [year unknown, but likely 1951]; review of show at the Montreal Bellevue Casino, mentioning the Denvers.

Dates: 4 August 1951

Newspaper Cutting of Hal and Olga Denver, c1948 - 1968

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 5: Series 178G22
Reference code: 178G22.9
Scope and Contents

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.’

Dates: c1948 - 1968

Newspaper Cuttings and Scrapbooks, 1904 - 1973

 Series
Reference code: 178G65
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cuttings and scrapbooks related to Showmen's transport, trade related bye-laws and general Showmen's news from various newspapers and publications.

Dates: 1904 - 1973

Noble to the End Article, Published 5 June 1977

 Item
Reference code: 178B9.1
Scope and Contents

An article by Iain Murray on Ron Taylor, one of the last fairground boxing booth impresarios in Britain. Published in The Observer magazine, London pages 23-26. Contains illustrations.

Dates: Published 5 June 1977

Norman Family Photographs, c1900 - 1994

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 2: Series 178C144
Reference code: 178C144.1-238
Scope and Contents Black and white photographs, colour photographs, contact prints, and some photographic negatives, of Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver) shown in later life (c1980-1990) and also in costume performing his knife throwing act with his assistant, Olga (known as The Sensational Denvers) (c.1950-1970), visiting the beach, fairgrounds and sightseeing during a trip to Cuba, and the United States of America (June-September 1956) and his sideshow called, Chihuahua Town in Hull (1960), together with...
Dates: c1900 - 1994

Note Regarding Discharge of Maintenance of Wife, c1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178F17.77
Scope and Contents

Sheet of blue notepaper headed ‘Hal Denver Productions,’ with the front blank, and the reverse headed, ‘Discharge of maintenance of wife’. Handwritten note of meeting in chambers between Ralph Norman, Ella Norman, and Burrell on 2 June 1955 in which the order for maintenance is discharged with effect from 2 June 1955; manuscript, 1p.

Dates: c1955

Nottingham Goose Fair and Hull Fair Photographs, 1994

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C8
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of Nottingham Goose Fair and Hull Fair.

Dates: 1994

Offer of Contract for Performance at Granville Theatre, Fulham, 15 April 1969

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.77
Scope and Contents

Offer of contract dated from Central Office of Information to Hal and Olga Denver for performance at Granville Theatre, Fulham, on 17 April 1969; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 15 April 1969

Original Artwork, c1800 - 2000

 Series
Reference code: 178V11
Scope and Contents

Original works of art including artists' prints, drawings, watercolours and paintings, and designs for circus posters.

Dates: c1800 - 2000

Parry's Show Front Design, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.54(xxi)
Scope and Contents

Design for Parry's Famous Shows frontage, showing a female and a male figure at either side of the central rounding board, a large stretched, smiling face in the centre and four columms.

Dates: c1930 - 1939

Payment Slip for Tonight Show, 18 September 1956

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.20
Scope and Contents

Payment slip for $371.25 less $37.13 comm[ission?], leaving $334.12 net for ‘Tonight’ show, issued by Music Corporation of America Artists Ltd; 1p.

Dates: 18 September 1956

Pencils, c1960 - 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178I21.3
Scope and Contents

Two pencils advertising Joe’s Bar, Isle of Man. Red and black type on white.

Dates: c1960 - 1969