Fairs
Found in 718 Collections and/or Records:
11th Great Working of Steam Engines Handbill, 21 - 23 September 1979
Stourpaine Bushes, Blandford, Dorset. Red and black type and illustration of steam engine on white background. Printed by Edmonds and Son, Blandford Forum.
13th Great Working of Steam Engines Handbill, 25 - 27 September 1981
Stourpaine Bushes, Blandford, Dorset. Red and black type and illustration of steam engine on white background. Printed by Edmonds and Son, Blandford Forum.
13th Great Working of Steam Engines Handbill, 25 - 27 September 1981
Stourpaine Bushes, Blandford, Dorset. Red and black type and illustration of steam engine on white background. Printed by Edmonds and Son, Blandford Forum.
17th Great Working of Steam Engines Handbill, 29 August - 1 September 1985
Stourpaine Bushes, Blandford, Dorset. Red and black and blue type and illustration of steam engines and gallopers on white background. Printed by Dorset Graphic Arts, Child Okeford.
18th Great Working of The Great Dorset Steam Fair Handbill, 28 - 31 August 1986
Everley Hill, Stourpaine Bushes, Blandford, Dorset. Black and red type and illustration of steam fair on yellow background. Printed by Dorset Graphic Arts child Okenford.
18th Great Working of the Great Dorset Steam Fair Poster, 28 - 31 August 1986
Everley Hill, Stourpaine Bushes, Blandford, Dorset. Red and black type on bright yellow background with illustration of steam engine on top section. Printed by Dorset Graphic Arts (printers) Child Okeford.
A Galaxy of Yorkshire Showmen Article, December 1966
A Galaxy of Yorkshire Showmen. In: The Dalesman, Vol 28(9), by Arthur E. Thompson. Dalesman Publishing Company Ltd, pages 706-709 with illustrations.
‘A Palace on Wheels’ Book Related Correspondence, May 1985 - February 2001
Correspondence regarding ‘A Palace on Wheels’ book research.
Acquisition Letter, 1976
Letters regarding the acquisition of Orton and Spooner material. Typescript.
Albert Swift Collection
Five colour aerial photographs taken by Albert Swift of freehold lands now owned by Yorkshire showmen: 1. Branton 2. Stainforth 3. Northallerton 4. Chapeltown 5. South Elmsall Also a copy of a black and white photograph of the Dewsbury Feast from the early 1900s.
Alf Lamb Collection
Four books of newspaper cuttings mainly from the World's Fair newspaper relating to fairs, traction engines and showland personalities. The scrapbooks include the series 'Traction Engine Snaps' written by 'Cyclist'.
Anderton and Rowland Collection
This collection contains copies of original photographs and photocopies of newspaper cuttings relating to the Anderton and Rowland families and their business on the fairground.
Anderton and Rowland’s Big Fair presents Dodgems, Disco Ark and Deluxe Waltzer Poster, 17 - 19 June c1980s
Bodmin Fairmeadow. Black type over yellow background. Printed by John Olson and Son, The Redborne Printing Works, Redruth.
Anderton and Rowland’s Plymouth Central Park Easter Fair Handbill, Thursday 25 March - Saturday 17 April c1990s
Blue, yellow and white type on red background with photographic image of fairground rides on top section, printed on both sides with list of rides on reverse. Printed by Baileys printers.
Angram Bank, High Green Fun Fair Poster, 8 - 12 July c1975
Farrar. Red and blue type on white background.
Angram Bank, High Green Jubilee Feast Poster, 7 - 12 July 1977
Farrar. Red and blue type on white background.
Armex '75 Poster, 15 - 17 August 1975
Harrogate Showfield. Shaw. Blue and red type on yellow background.
Armley Feast Poster, 2 - 6 September c1975
The Showmen’s Guild, Yorkshire Section. Red and blue type on white background.
Armley Spring Fair Poster, 27 - 30 May c1975
The Showmen’s Guild, Yorkshire Section. Red and blue on white background.
Arrest of a Pickpocket Film, April 1895
Nitrate format. Short film by Robert Paul and Birt Acres in which a man is pursued by a constable, runs right across the picture, they struggle together and the policeman’s helmet is knocked off, then the pickpocket, by slipping out of his jacket, manages to escape, but runs into the arms of a sailor, with whose assistance he is arrested.