Motion pictures
Found in 723 Collections and/or Records:
Early silent films Film, 1930
8mm. Black and White, Silent. Commercial films. Supplied by C.W. Cramp.
Easy Street, Trailing Double Trouble, and Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle Film, 1910 - 1919
Ecclesall Primrose League Annual Dance Programme, 31 March c1900 - 1920
Featuring Mr H. Jasper Redfern's Animated Photographs, showing the latest War Pictures. 4pp.
Empire, Southend-on-Sea Handbill, c1905
Salmon-trick and musical cyclist riding on one wheel without a saddle, to be filmed. Printed by Neale-Huggett and Pye, Electrical Printers, Weston Road, Southend.
Empire, Southend-on-Sea Programme, 9 May 1905 - 14 May 1905
Jasper Redferns World Renowned Animated Pictures - Various films. Testo Bros - comedy, musical and acrobatic act. Mr and Mrs Edward H. Lucas - society entertainers. J.E. Linstead - Yorkshire Baritone. Salmon - trick and musical cyclist. Printed by Willsons', New Walk Printing Works, Leicester. 5 copies.
Empire Theatre Programme, 16 July 1906
Blue type on white background and embossed crown in gold on the front cover, inside commercial advertising and programme in the centre listing Venus, Australian Ladie's Quartette, Morris Cronin & Truoe, Coppelia and The Biograph, 8p.p.
Exeter Hall Programme, 30 January 1905
Blue type on light pink background with floral illustration on the front cover, inside programme listing Crystalphone solo, special address to the young by the Rev. W.H. Griffith Thomas, Hand-bell ringing and gymnastic display, Dumb bell exercises, Indian Club exercises, Vaulting horse, Flag race, Magic and Mystery by Charles Leslie, Animated Photographs by Messrs. Clarkson, 2p.p.
Family Group Film, c July 1895
Nitrate film by Birt Acres, showing partial fragments of of a family group, possibly members of the Acres family.
Famous Players’ Review Booklet, 1 - 31 March 1914
Includes synopsis of films, some articles, and black and white photographs of actors and play scenes.
Felixstowe Spa Pavillion Programme, 25 August 1905
Brown type, floral illustrations and black and white photograph of the outside of the building on the front cover, inside commercial advertising and programme listing programme of concerts and Ruffell's Imperial Bioscope, 4p.p.
Film, 1895
Copies of the Opening of the Kiel Canal film.
Film, 1894 - 1896
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.
Films, c1950 - 1959
Please notice that 178D24.4 contains scenes of animal cruelty and human fatalities. Copies of films on DVD format showing performers at various circus around the world, travelling scenes, scenic views, performers behind the scenes, film sets. Black and white and colour, sound.
Films, c1930 - 1990
Amateur and commercial films on multiple formats, focusing mainly on Circus but also including transport, fairs, fairground rides and other types of travelling entertainments.
Formulae Notebook, c1880 - 1969
Notebook on making film stock entitled formulae, containing multiple loose notes.
Fred Holmes Collection
A collection of material including posters, programmes, handbills, newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to the shows of Jasper Redfern mainly in the Sheffield and surrounding areas. The collection was created by Fred Holmes who was a manager for Jasper Redfern of Sheffield, a pioneer of early film and exhibition. Jasper Redfern was the first man to show films in Sheffield. Also included in the collection is correspondence between Fred Holmes and Jasper Redfern.
From Hand to Mouth, and The Big Idea Film, 1910 - 1929
8mm, Rolin Films. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
From Soup to Nuts, The Indians are Coming, Pals in Buckskin, Winchester 73, Society Sensation, Whispering Lions, and Coney Island Film, 1930
Funeral Cards, 1877 - 1885
Funeral cards for George Walter Poole, Henry James Mayer and Alexander Billington. Black and silver borders, some illustrations and text.
George McIndoe Collection
Photographs, slides, newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family and photographs of Kirkaldy Fair created for a documentary on Scottish fairs.