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Found in 347 Collections and/or Records:
Randall Kay Williams Biographical Material, 17 July 1846 - 21 April 1899
Parish and civil records, newspaper articles and advertisements relating to the life of Randall Kay Williams, with additional information by the researcher, 45 p.p.
Randall kay Williams Ghost Illusion and Bioscope Showman Monograph, 2020 - 2021
Monograph about Randall Kay Williams by Pauline Tindale containing facts about his life from 1846 to 1898.
Randall Williams King of Showmen from Ghost Show to Bioscope Monograph, 1998
Monograph about Randall Williams by Professor Vanessa Toulmin dedicated to Bill Barnes and Visual Delights conference introduction paper
Ray Madison Collection
Black and white and colour photographs of fairground transport, rides and shows from various locations.
Receipt from Lew and Leslie Grade, 11 January 1955
Receipt from Lew and Leslie Grade of Regent Street, London, for £7 received from the Denvers marked '10% re Italy'; 1p.
Receipt from Music Corporation of America to the Denvers, 29 June 1956
Receipt dated 29 June 1956, signed by Bill B------, MCA, made out to the Denvers for Comm Cuba for $78.
Regent Street Handbills, c1824 - 1899
Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Regent Street.
Research Material, 1877 - 1946
Research material relating to Randall Williams, including maps, accounts, and photographic material.
Research Material and Monographs, 1797 - 1998, 2018 - 2021
Research material related to various fairground and circus families including Duffy, Randall Williams, King family, Dyson/Hough family, Fossett and others.
Richard Sissons Collection
Colour photographs of personalities and artefacts taken on the first day of the 1995 Sheffield "Mile Long" City Centre funfair by Richard Sissons.
Ride Entrance Elevation, c1920 - 1939
Design for Holland's showfront entrance with some notes.
Rod Spooner Collection
The collection includes photographs taken by Jack Mellor and includes images of fairground rides, sideshows and traction engines. There are copies of Rod Spooner's photographs of South and Midland Fairs from 1952-1953. Also included is a cassette recording of an interview With Kay Smart and other showmen/women.
Ron Kinder Collection
Slides and photographs of Ron's travels to various preservation events and a few pictures from local Derbyshire fairs, articles, correspondence and Nottingham and Hull fair plans.
Ronald Allen Taylor Collection
The collection contains photographs in twenty two albums taken by Taylor and other photographers, correspondence and a number of catalogues including his Dodgem research material.
Rowland Scott Collection
Photographs related to all aspects of British travelling fairgrounds including; rides, transport, living wagons, showpeople, fairground shows, circuses and organs by Rowland Scott and other authors, a selection of manuscripts by Rowland Scott and a small amount of correspondence.
Schedule 1: The Monte Williams Collection, 2018
A record of the items in the Monte Williams Collection, compiled by the creator, 2 p.p.
Scrapbook, c1990 - 1999
Loose pages from scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings from various sources including the Fairground Mercury and the World's Fair newspaper, photographs, postcards, research material, Paul Braithwaite's history and patent material and other notes by various fairground enthusiasts and compiled by Bernard Fielding.
Scrapbook Page, Fairs 1, Early Rides, c1990 - 1999
Red loose leaf folder marked Fairs 1, Early rides. Includes material on early rides and bioscope shows, notes to 1990’s. Compiled by Bernard Fielding.
Season's Greetings Postcard, 21 December 1956
Personalised postcard from Stanley W Wathon, New York, to Hal and Olga Denver, sending season’s greetings; illustrated, 1p.
See Snookie the Famous Hollywood Movie Chimpanzee Poster, c1930 - 1949
‘Believe it or Not’ as chimpanzee was convicted in court at South Bend Ind. for smoking a cigarette! Colour illustration of chimpanzee in a suit in court showing the judge and the jury on brown and mustard colour background.