Sideshows
Found in 303 Collections and/or Records:
Monte-Williams and Haydon and Urry, Ltd. Research Material, 1816 - 1938
Digital copies of 178B36.1, 178B36.8, 178B36.9 and 178B36.10, comprising 4 documents.
Music Corporation of America Inter-Office Memo, 26 October 1955
Muskogee Daily Phoenix Newspaper Cutting About the Denvers, 22 September 1955
Newspaper cutting from the Muskogee Daily Phoenix of a short article entitled 'Fearless Femme,' with a photograph of the Denvers on stage.
New York World’s Fair Museum Presents ‘Believe it or Not’ Poster, c1930 - 1949
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.
New York World’s Fair Museum Presents ‘Believe it or Not’ Prince Ramachandi, Hindu Quarter Man Poster, c1930 - 1949
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.
Newspaper Cutting Concerning the Gatineau Club, Canada, 14 August 1951
Newspaper cutting from Canadian newspaper; the Denvers are mentioned in an article about acts at the Gatineau Club.
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 Mentioning the Denvers' Act, 21 November 1956
Newspaper cutting mentioning the Denvers' act; article entitled 'Amateurs Give Pros Lesson at Box Office.'
Newspaper Cutting of a Review of a Montreal Bellevue Casino Show, 4 August 1951
Newspaper cutting dated 4 August [year unknown, but likely 1951]; review of show at the Montreal Bellevue Casino, mentioning the Denvers.
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 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.
Noble to the End Article, Published 5 June 1977
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.
Norman Family Photographs, c1900 - 1994
Note Regarding Discharge of Maintenance of Wife, c1955
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.
Nottingham Goose Fair and Hull Fair Photographs, 1994
Colour photographs of Nottingham Goose Fair and Hull Fair.
Offer of Contract for Performance at Granville Theatre, Fulham, 15 April 1969
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.
Original Artwork, c1800 - 2000
Original works of art including artists' prints, drawings, watercolours and paintings, and designs for circus posters.
Parry's Show Front Design, c1930 - 1939
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.
Payment Slip for Tonight Show, 18 September 1956
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.
Pencils, c1960 - 1969
Two pencils advertising Joe’s Bar, Isle of Man. Red and black type on white.