Sideshows
Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:
Digital Media, 1816 - 1938
Digital copies of documents, census records and photographs related to the Monte Williams family.
Drawing for The Jelly Wobble, c1930 - 1939
Design for a show front showing the figure of a women on the left corner and columns with faces on the top section. Pencil on paper.
Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts, c1875 - 1939
Highly finished design drawings for capitel, mirror frame and show fronts including the Jelly Wobble, Chas Relph, Shamrock, Noah’s ark, The Frivol, Arthur Holland’s Jack & Jill slide and half section of outside decoration for roundabout.
Drawings for the Design of Various Decorative Components for Fairground Rides, c1890 - 1939
Designs for showfronts, decorative columns and other decorative features, including the swag entrance for a scenic for Charles Thurston, a Hippodrome swag entrance, the front of switchback and scenic rides, Simnett’s shop front, Parry’s show front and the design for a fireplace. Pencil on paper.
Egyptian Hall Handbills, c1821 - 1883
Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London.
Enquirer Printing Company Collection
This collection of printed material produced by the Enquirer Job Printing Company contains American sideshow and freak show posters mainly from the Ripley’s ‘Believe it or Not’ franchise and a poster sampler that was taken around by salesmen from the company.
Exhibition and Entertainments Handbills, c1790 - 1939
Handbills for travelling shows, fairs, exhibitions and performances at a wide range of venues.
Faiground Photographs, 1990 - 1999
Black and white and colour photographs of rides, shows and showmen and women at various fairs.
Fairground and Sideshow Print, 1927
La Sere de la Realite. Etching on paper by C. H. Clement. Outdoor fairground and sideshow scene.
Fairground Photographs, 1952 - 1953
Black and white copies of photographs of fairground lorries, fairground rides and sideshows taken at various fairs in the South of England and the Midlands taken by Rod Spooner.
Fairground Photographs and Postcards, 1910 - 1990
Black and white and colour photographs, postcards and negatives of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs, fairground shows, living wagons, showpeople and transport taken by Rowland Scott and other fairground enthusiasts including Jack Mellor, includes two photographic albums.
Fairground Postcards, c1900 - 1914
A small amount of copies of photographs taken by Jack Mellor and printed into postcards, contained in an album. The photographs show images of faiground transport.
Film, 1894 - 1896
Nitrate films made by Robert Paul and Birt Acres, showing brief scenes of topical events, popular entertainmet, family groups and fiction. These films were part of the repertoire travelled by showman George Williams around the British fairs.
Freaks and Oddities as Cartooned by Robert L. Ripley Poster, c1930 - 1949
The armless knife thrower. ‘Believe it or Not’. Colour illustration of armless man throwing knifes at a lady stood against a white board with his right foot, orange and brown background.
George McIndoe Collection
Photographs, slides, newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family and photographs of Kirkaldy Fair created for a documentary on Scottish fairs.
George Tucker Collection
This collection comprises fairground photographs and 3 members' cards, two from Yorkshire Stall Holders Association and one from the Yorkshire section of the Showmen's Guild
George Williams Collection
Collection of early films related to the first year of film-making in America and the United Kingdom and nineteenth century magic lantern slides, letter, film catalogues and photographic plates.
Great Christmas Fete Handbill, 1874 - 1875
Games, attractions, bazaars and sideshows at Royal Agricultural Hall, ‘the greatest combination of exhibitions ever brought together under one roof’, 4pp. Printed by G. Tarrant & Co., 70 Liverpool Road, Islington, N.
Handbills, c1786 - 1968
Handbills for travelling shows, fairs, exhibitions and performances in London.
Handbills, 1931
Handbill advertising a sideshow. Red type on white background with a black and white illustration of a woman with a very long neck and wings.