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Wrestling

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs, c1900 - 1968

 Series
Reference code: 178C79
Scope and Contents Black and white photographs, postcards and negatives of the Testo family, performers, side shows, animals, fairgrounds and circuses including Angela Rabbets ‘Jungle Girl’ female snake act, Sonya Alan ‘Lady of Lions’, men and women in WWI and WWII uniforms, Golga Testo snake act with Bertram Mills Circus, Pauline Testo, Alf Testo, Nora and Billy Kayes, Jack Lemm and his Troupe at Testo’s show, members of the Chipperfield family, members of the Dobson family, members of the Pinder family...
Dates: c1900 - 1968

Photographs, c1973 - 1989

 Series
Reference code: 178C85
Scope and Contents

Colour and black and white photographs and slides taken by Dick Scott-Stewart of various themes including fairgrounds, circus, boxing and wrestling, carnivals and art exhibitions and events.

Dates: c1973 - 1989

Photographs and Postcards, c1902 - 1942

 Series — Multiple Containers
Reference code: 178C139
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs, postcards and negatives of fairs, rides, circus and performers, including a House of Laughter at the Empire Exhibition of 1936-1937 in Johannesburge, South Africa, roller coasters, dodgems, flying chairs, juvenile roundabouts, sideshows, wall of death, Jim Burton's chairs and Pat Collin's Hawaiian natives at Barry Island, negatives of performers and animals in a circus, rides and amusements in Britain, Germany and France.

Dates: c1902 - 1942

Photographs of Performers, Tattooed People and Wrestling and Boxing Fighters, c1980 - 1989

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C85.1418-1438
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of boxers, wrestlers, the Chinese Circus and tattooed people taken by Dick Scott-Stewart.

Dates: c1980 - 1989

Posters, c1900 - 2000

 Series
Reference code: 178R52
Scope and Contents

Various boxing posters advertising fights and a poster advertising Barbara Buttrick's services as a female boxer coach.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Posters, c1920 - 1979

 Series
Reference code: 178R51
Scope and Contents

Wrestling posters containing images and list of fighters.

Dates: c1920 - 1979

Posters, c1880 - 1940

 Series
Reference code: 178R12
Scope and Contents

Large collection of Argyle Theatre posters.

Dates: c1880 - 1940

Posters, c1887 - 2010

 Series
Reference code: 178R27
Scope and Contents

Circus, variety, pantomime and magic posters including Argyle theatre, Liverpool Empire, Blackpool Tower Circus, Robert Brothers, Austen Brothers, Sorcar, Vesta Tilley, Ken Dodd, Dan Leno, Florrie Forde and others.

Dates: c1887 - 2010

Programmes, 1950 - 1959

 Series
Reference code: 178K51
Scope and Contents

Boxing and Wrestling programmes containing boxers' information, professional rankings and photographs.

Dates: 1950 - 1959

Rowmarsh Leisure Centre Poster, 19 October c1970 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.166
Scope and Contents

Wrestling. The Exorcist v Tom Warboy, Kung Fu v Steve Marino. Red and black with photographs.

Dates: 19 October c1970 - 1989

Testo Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0032
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises photographs, business records, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, family research and items of personal archive related to the Testo family history in the fairground and circus

Dates: 1898 - 1999

The Ring Magazine, December 1957

 Item
Reference code: 178G57.14
Scope and Contents

Boxing specialist journal containing black and white photographs and articles, including article on women’s wrestling.

Dates: December 1957

The Ring Magazine, December 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178G57.15
Scope and Contents

Boxing specialist journal containing black and white photographs and articles, including article on women’s wrestling. 68p.p.

Dates: December 1959

The Stuntman, and Shooting Wild Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.277
Scope and Contents

8mm, Photax. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Ben Turpin in 'The Stuntman'. Also features Women Wrestlers; Reta Martenez versus Maria Gernardi from Hollywood, U.S.A. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Variety and Music Hall Poster Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1950 - 1989

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R11.150-214, 178R11.250
Scope and Contents

Variety and Music Hall poster printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, including pantomimes and wrestling shows in theatre venues.

Dates: c1950 - 1989

Violet Bartram Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0195
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs, negatives and postcards of fairgrounds, amusement parks, circus and performers, a newspaper cutting and a handbill.

Dates: c1902 - 1953

Wrestling Posters, c1920 - 1979

 File
Reference code: 178R51.1
Scope and Contents

Pleasure Gardens Theatre Annexe, Bouverie Road West Folkestone, Robert Duranton versus Tony Mancelli, plus 3 supporting contests. Black and white photograph of a bare chested man on the left hand side and black type on pink paper, contains hand written annotation on reverse, also part of the same poster with hand written annotations on reverse. Printed by Brixton Printers Ltd., 313 Brixton Road S.W.9.

Dates: c1920 - 1979