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Wild west

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 153 Collections and/or Records:

Handbills, c1786 - 1968

 Series — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1
Scope and Contents

Handbills for travelling shows, fairs, exhibitions and performances in London.

Dates: c1786 - 1968
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection

Interview with Margaret Bird (nee) Shufflebottom, 15 June 1993

 Item
Reference code: 178E4.1
Scope and Contents

Interview with Margaret Bird, formerly Mrs Margaret Waddington (nee) Shufflebottom. Interview conducted by Brian Steptoe at Bramerton, Norfolk. Audio casette recording and ten pages typed transcript. Copy of original. Digitised as part of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project led by the British Library 2021.

Dates: 15 June 1993
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Brian Steptoe Collection / Audio Material

Joe Gandey Present Circus International Poster, c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.59
Scope and Contents

Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. Running Fox and Juanata Apache Fire Rituals, Cusicks continental comedy cocktails, Jacqueline trapeze artist. Yellow, red and blue type on white background with photos.

Dates: c1970 - 1979
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Circus Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Joe Gandey's Circus Presentations Poster, 1970

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.30
Scope and Contents

English Single Most Circus International, Featuring Granada Television Documentary, Delmarrs Equilibrists, Trevor Doolottle acrobatic, comedy and juggling, Cheeko minute Trick Pony, Caprice Alpine Goat, Billy Diamond and Sioux City Sue Knife Throwing, Prince Kahn And Co., Running fox and Juanita Apache Fire Rituals.

Dates: 1970
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Circus Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

John Bramwell Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0086
Scope and Contents The collection consists of handbills, programmes and small flyers for shows, fairs, expositions and circus performances in the nineteenth century. The circus material in the Bramwell Taylor Collection was sponsored by the Circus Friends Association of Great Britain and consists of material relating to 19th century touring circuses, individual acts and purpose built hippodromes such as Hengler’s Circus and Astley’s Amphitheatre. Additionally this collection also contains a small amount of...
Dates: c1786 - 2003
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Jumbo Catalogue 55: Saddles and Accessories Schollkoft Company, Dallas, Texas, 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 6: Series 178C144; Series 178E18; Series 178G22; Series 178Q4; Series 178R60; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.84
Scope and Contents

Printed catalogue listing saddles and equestrian accessories, supplied by the Schoellkopf Company of Dallas, Texas. Also includes a typescript price list for 1955. This catalogue formerly belonged to Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman).

Dates: 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Various Material

Letter Referencing a Book on Tex McLeod, the Testers, and Trick Riders, 21 July 1992

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178F17.67
Scope and Contents

Letter from John M Hall to Hal Denver, concerning Wild West shows, referring to the writer’s book on Tex McLeod, the Testers, trick riders; manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 21 July 1992
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Correspondence

Letter Referencing Tom Mix and Tom Arnold's Harringay Rodeo 'Texas', 30 January 1992

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178F17.65
Scope and Contents

Letter from John M Hall to Hal Denver, concerning Wild West shows and referring to Tom Mix, and the Tom Arnold Harringay Rodeo ‘Texas’; manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 30 January 1992
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Correspondence

Letter Referencing Tom Mix, Tex McLeod, Roping, and Jack Carson, 6 February 1992

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178F17.66
Scope and Contents

Letter from John M Hall to Hal Denver, concerning Wild West shows, referring to Tom Mix, Tex McLeod, roping, and Jack Carson; manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 6 February 1992
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Correspondence

Letter Regarding Royal South African Circus and Wild West Shows, 13 December 1991

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178F17.64
Scope and Contents

Letter from John M Hall to Hal Denver, concerning Royal South African Circus and Wild West shows; manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 13 December 1991
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Correspondence

Letter Regarding Wild West Shows, 11 May 1993

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178F17.68
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 11 May 1993
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Correspondence

Monographs and Articles, c1927 - 1969

 Series
Reference code: 178B14
Scope and Contents

Articles and monographs on fairground engineering, architecture and personalities by various authors including David Braithwaite.

Dates: c1927 - 1969
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection

National Fairground and Circus Archive Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0092
Scope and Contents

Contains thousands of posters, programmes, photographs, handbills, original documents, specialist journals, newspapers and a library containing publications on all the areas of collecting

Dates: c1700 - 2020
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Newspaper Cuttings, c1925 -2002

 Series
Reference code: 178G22
Scope and Contents

Cuttings and articles from British and international news publications, including local, specialist, and national newspapers and magazines, relating to the personal lives and careers of the Norman family, notably knife thrower, Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver).

Dates: c1925 -2002
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection

Noel Drewe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0058
Scope and Contents

A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. The films are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm and contain related correspondence and notes. This collection also contains some sound reels mainly of fairground music.

Dates: c1930 - 1990
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Norman Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0087
Scope and Contents This collection comprises letters, business contracts and agreements, advertising material, printed ephemera and photographs, relating to the life and career of Ralph Norman (also known as Hal Denver), a knife thrower who performed as part of The Sensational Denvers. There are also writings by Ralph Norman, concerning his father, Tom Norman (aka 'The Silver King'), as well as draft chapters for his autobiography, which he titled, 'Knife and Hatchet Man'. Accompanied by a set of throwing...
Dates: c1900 - 2002
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Original Artwork, c1960 - 1990

 Series
Reference code: 178V25
Scope and Contents

Original artwork, formerly belonging to Eleanor Rayner.

Dates: c1960 - 1990
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Eleanor Rayner Collection

Oversize Mixed Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1970 - 1979

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R11.650-679
Scope and Contents

Posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell including variety and music hall, fairgrounds and circus.

Dates: c1970 - 1979
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters

Photographic Album, 1905 - 1953

 Item
Reference code: 178C57.13688
Scope and Contents Photographic album containing black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs, amusement parks, steam engines, living wagons, fairground shows and showpeople, including Marshall, Manders, Randall Williams, Codona, Holland, Smart, Wilson, Kaye, Jervis, White, Peters, Thurston, Pat Collins and Turner at Nottingham Goose Fair, Coventry Pot Fair, Poole Fair, Ashton, Newcastle, Widnes Fair, Birmingham Whit Fair and Knutsford and other locations and showmen and a...
Dates: 1905 - 1953
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Rowland Scott Collection / Photographs and Postcards

Photographs, c1850 - 1945

 Series
Reference code: 178C114
Scope and Contents

Black and white and some colour photographs and postcards of George and Jonh Sanger's circus.

Dates: c1850 - 1945
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Sanger Circus Collection

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