Sideshows
Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:
Photographs at Joe's Bar Studio, c1950 - 1969
Black and white photographs and negatives taken by Alfred Grey at Joe's Bar novelty studio in the Isle of Man.
Photographs of Fairgrounds, Fairground Rides and Steam Engine Rallies by Bernard Fielding, 1961 - 1995
Colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, general views of fairgrouns, steam engines and steam engine rallies taken by Bernard Fielding in various locations around the United Kingdom including Yorkshire, Gloustershire, London and Hampshire.
Photographs, Postcards and Negatives of Billy Wood's Travelling Boxing Booth, c1900 - 1969
Plan for Boxing Platform, 1924
Plan for C. Heals' boxing boards platform.
Plans, c1916 - 1939
Blueprints of electric parts for fairground rides supplied by Mather & Platt Ltd and Hackett & Co., Electrical Engineers to Orton and Spooner.
Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides and Shows, c1875 - 1939
Plans and sketches for rides and shows including swings, trusses for roofs, sleepers and railings for G. Green scenic, specifications for sleepers for M & E Hill, design for abreast gallopers crack, entrance plan for Thurston, platform galloping action, boxing boards for C. Heal, chimney centre and joy wheel.
Posters, c1880 - 1940
Large collection of Argyle Theatre posters.
Prince of Wales Theatre Poster, 28 December 1885
Prince of Wales Theatre, Birkenhead. Oscar Dubourg and Little Jim The Man Fish and The Boy Frog with illustration of water tank, The Langans, Miss Kate Dalton Ballad and Serio Comic Vocalist, Mr Fred Bennet Eccentric Irish Comedian, Vocalist and Expert Dancer, Bros. Lang, Craven and Donway The Sable Stars. ‘England’s Premier Chair, Turn Artistes, Mr George Ellison The Celebrated Negro Entertainer and Dancer. Printed by S. Griffith and Co, typeers, Liverpool. Purple and blue type.
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.
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.