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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2659 Collections and/or Records:

Ride Car Plan, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.30(xii)
Scope and Contents

Partial plan of a ride car front section with some notes.

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides

Ride Elevations Blueprint, 21 November 1931

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.25(xxi)
Scope and Contents

Blueprint for drawing E5895 showing different elevations.

Dates: 21 November 1931
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints and Elevation Drawings

Ride Entrance and Exit Blueprint, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.29(xv)
Scope and Contents

Detail of ride entrance and exit.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Fairground Ride Layout Plans and Blueprints

Ride Entrance Elevation, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.52
Scope and Contents

Design for Holland's showfront entrance with some notes.

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork

Ride Entrance Plan, c1900 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.43(vii)
Scope and Contents

Sketch of entrance plan for a ride for H. Thurston with dimensions and notes. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides and Shows

Ride Frontage Design, c1880 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xxxviii)
Scope and Contents

Design for ride frontage showing procenium, columns with foliage decorations and shields and garlands hanging between the columns. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1880 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for the Design of Various Decorative Components for Fairground Rides

Ride Frontage Sketch, c1900 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.43(ii)
Scope and Contents

Front elevation design of a ride frontage showing the entrance with two sets of steps and a side elevation, stamped G. Orton Sons & Spooner Ltd. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides and Shows

Ride Plan, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.36(ii)
Scope and Contents

Partial floor plan of a ride, possibly an ark, scale 1".

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Oversize Plans for Fairground Rides

Ride Specifications, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178H8.18
Scope and Contents

Specifications for the building of a Wall of Death. 3p.p.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Business Records

Ride Tracks Plan, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.36(xiii)
Scope and Contents

Pencil drawing of fairground ride tracks with some notes.

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Oversize Plans for Fairground Rides

Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey 125 Anniversary Edition Up Close and Personal Programme, c1995

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 47: Series 178K44; Series 178T42
Reference code: 178K44.157
Scope and Contents

Front cover features pink and purple cover with colour illustration of David Larible the clown surrounded by circus animals. Programme contains photographs and information about the circus and performers.

Dates: c1995
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Programmes

Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus Advertising Material, 1969 - 1985

 File
Reference code: 178I22.37
Scope and Contents

Advertising material for Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus, containing extensive information on performers and acts, contain colour photographs with text, the circus' merchandise, posters and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1969 - 1985
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus Poster, 1965

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 51: Series 178H21; Series 178M17; Series 178R7
Reference code: 178R7.28
Scope and Contents

Wedneday 11 - Tuesday 24 August. Black and green type on black and green background with illustrations of circus acts and the portraits of the Ringling brothers, printed on front and reverse listing acts on newspaper.

Dates: 1965
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Posters

Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Programme, 1955

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.135
Scope and Contents

Front page only. Has a drawing of a female performer standing on an elephant's trunk with a leopard on top of the elephant's head. Cigarette advertisement on the reverse side.

Dates: 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Programmes

Ringling Bros Barnmun & Bailey Handbill, 25 January - 29 January 1961

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 47: Series 178K44; Series 178T42
Reference code: 178T42.15
Scope and Contents

Front side: title, drawing of a clown, 'The Greatest Show on Earth' logo, dates and times. Back side: blank. 1 page.

Dates: 25 January - 29 January 1961
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Handbills

Risi and Toney Ices Truck Elevation, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.54(i)
Scope and Contents

Side and front elevation of icecream trucks with carving decorations.

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Design Drawings for Ride and Show Fronts

Riverside Studios Programme, March - April 2003

 Item — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 11: Series 178K29
Reference code: 178K29.13
Scope and Contents

Programme containing colour photographs of acts and information, also contains a listing of film showings, 12pp.

Dates: March - April 2003
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Programmes

Robert Brothers Circus Booking Plan, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178M16.5
Scope and Contents

Black and white plan with areas divided in segments for Oxleage, Gloucester.

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Plans

Robert Brothers Souvenir Brouchure, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178I22.34
Scope and Contents

Colour illustrations of circus acts along the left hand side and colour photograph of circus ring with four elephants performing in the centre on the front cover, inside introduction to the history of Robert Brothers Circus, black and white and colour photographs of family members with short articles and some celebrities, also commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Rocket Speedway Blueprint, February 1935

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.32(viii)
Scope and Contents

Plan view of Rocket Speedway by Norman Bartlett N. Tonawanda, N.Y. R.G.1206.

Dates: February 1935
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

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