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Wild west

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

Cirque Amar Programmes, 1935 - 1972

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.645
Scope and Contents

Cirque Amar programmes containing colour illustrations on the front covers, inside black and white photographs of perfomers and acts including Achille Zavatta and a Buffalo Bill impersonator, some contain introduction, programme and commercial advertising, some presenting a Chinese circus and various loose items of advertising.

Dates: 1935 - 1972

Col. Tim McCoy Poster, c1930 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178R45.14
Scope and Contents

In person, famous Western and TV star. Black and white photograph of Tim McCoy in cowboy outfit riding a horse and holding his hat up high on his right hand on a red background with black and white and navy type and a white border.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Continental Circus Berlin Programme, 1991

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.30
Scope and Contents UK. Chris Barltrop ringmaster, The Lesters juggling act, Rüngeland's Equine Carousel presented by June Witney, Robert Foxall, Olympian gymnast on Roman Rings, Tito comedy act, The 3 Julians balancing act, Rani the elephant presented by Edwin Singer, The Hammich Brothers acrobatic act, The Duo Galos gymnastic act, Lee Ann and her Poodles, Rob Alton, BMX, The Colorados wild west act, Antaeus escapology act, The Witney Family bareback riders. Illustration of a falling acrobat reaching for...
Dates: 1991

Continental Circus Berlin Programmes, 1991 - 1992

 File
Reference code: 178K43.29-30
Scope and Contents

Programmes for the Continental Circus Berlin shows in Great Britain.

Dates: 1991 - 1992

Cowboy Cartoon, c1960 - 1990

 Item — Box Eleanor Rayner Box 1: Series 178B50; Series 178G67; Series 178K57; Series 178M23; Series 178R59; Series 178V25; Series 178Z73
Reference code: 178V25.1
Scope and Contents

Pencil drawing on a grid, depicting a cartoon cowboy holding a gun. Artist unknown, 1p.

Dates: c1960 - 1990

Croydon Advertiser and Surrey County Register Newspaper Cutting About a Wild West Show, 12 September 1932

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

Newspaper cutting from the Croydon Advertiser and Surrey County Register of an advertisement for a Wild West Show at Kennards, featuring Two-gun Rix, 'a Croydon Man who emigrated many years ago to the US.'

Dates: 12 September 1932

David Braithwaite Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0053
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs taken by David Braithwaite from the 1950s and used towards his publications alongside older images collected from other sources as well as business records, monographs, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, bibliographies, catalogues, programmes, films and some other miscellaneous items.

Dates: c1880 - 1989

David Robinson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0123
Scope and Contents

This collection contains rare posters, handbills, photographs, postcards, newspaper cuttings, catalogues and books on travelling exhibitions, speciality acts, magic, circus, performing animals and freak shows.

Dates: 1728 - 1997

Eleanor Rayner Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0204
Content Description

Small collection of souvenir newspapers, newspaper cuttings, articles and printed ephemera, relating to the Rayner family and their involvement in the Goose Fair, compiled by Eleanor Rayner.

Dates: c1960 - 2006

Enquirer Printing Company Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0125
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1869; c1930 - 1949

Envelope of Press Cuttings About the Norman Family, c1932 - 1994

 File — Box Norman Family Box 5: Series 178G22
Reference code: 178G22.25
Scope and Contents A4 envelope of press cuttings: 1) Article about a Wild West show at Kennards Ltd in Croydon, mentioning Cliff Norman and his wife [likely from c1932]; 2) Double page including three photographs, from an unnamed magazine, with an article about Hal and Olga Denver's knife throwing act; pp 19 - 20 and pp 37 - 38, in German; 3) Two torn pages and nine photographs of Hal and Olga Denver, in German; 4) Pages 39 - 42 of an unnamed journal, with pages 40 - 41 being an article about Arthur Van Norman...
Dates: c1932 - 1994

Fairground Negatives, 1951 - 1952

 File
Reference code: 178C29
Scope and Contents

Black and white negatives of fairground lorries, fairground rides and sideshows taken at various fairs by Rod Spooner.

Dates: 1951 - 1952

Films, 1894 - 1896

 Series
Reference code: 178D12
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1894 - 1896

Films, c1930 - 1990

 Series
Reference code: 178D5
Scope and Contents

Amateur and commercial films on multiple formats, focusing mainly on Circus but also including transport, fairs, fairground rides and other types of travelling entertainments.

Dates: c1930 - 1990

Four Handbills for Ray Roger's Circus and Wild West Show, c1940 - 1950

 File — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178T29.6
Scope and Contents

Four handbills, advertising an engagement of the Knife Throwing Denvers by Gainsboro [Gainsborough?] Film Studios, to impale Jack Hulbert and Gordon Harker to the wall at Ray Roger’s Circus and Wild West Show; typescript, 4pp.

Dates: c1940 - 1950

Further Letter Regarding Wild West Shows, 27 May 1993

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178F17.69
Scope and Contents

Letter from John M Hall to Hal Denver, concerning Wild West shows; manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 27 May 1993

Gandey's Circus and Wild West Shows Poster, 27 - 28 March c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.82
Scope and Contents

New Mills. Red, blue and yellow type on white background.

Dates: 27 - 28 March c1970 - 1979

Gandey's Circus and Wild West Shows Poster, 23 - 25 March c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.83
Scope and Contents

Hazel Grove. Red, blue and yellow type on white background.

Dates: 23 - 25 March c1970 - 1979

Gandey's Circus and Wild West Shows Poster, 3 - 8 April c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.84
Scope and Contents

Wigan. Red, blue and yellow type on white background.

Dates: 3 - 8 April c1970 - 1979

Gandey's Circus and Wild West Shows Poster, 29 March - 1 April c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.85
Scope and Contents

Buxton. Red, blue and yellow type on white background.

Dates: 29 March - 1 April c1970 - 1979