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Fairs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 960 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence with Kenneth Brown, 1963

 File
Reference code: 178F11.7
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between David Braithwaite and Kenneth Brown, regarding research and writing. Typescript and manuscript.

Dates: 1963

Correspondence with Savages, 1953 - 1957

 File
Reference code: 178F11.2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between David Bottoms (Braithwaite) and Savages. Typescript.

Dates: 1953 - 1957

Correspondence with Sergeant B. Taylor, 1963

 File
Reference code: 178F11.5
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between David Braithwaite and Sergeant Taylor of the Fairground Society. Typescript.

Dates: 1963

Correspondence with the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain, 1963 - 1964

 Item
Reference code: 178F11.8
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between David Braithwaite and the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain, regarding Braithwaite’s efforts to research and publish. Typescript.

Dates: 1963 - 1964

County of Salop Steam Engine Society Bishop’s Castle Rally Programme, 25 August 1980

 Item
Reference code: 178K3.11
Scope and Contents

County of Salop Steam Engine Society Bishop’s Castle Rally. 20pp, illustrated.

Dates: 25 August 1980

County of Salop Steam Engine Society Traction Engine, Veteran Car & Vintage Motor Cycle Rally Programme, 3 August 1964

 Item
Reference code: 178K3.12
Scope and Contents

County of Salop Steam Engine Society Traction Engine, Veteran Car & Vintage Motor Cycle Rally, Church Stretton. 20pp, illustrated.

Dates: 3 August 1964

Dagenham Civic Centre Fair Poster, 1 - 11 July c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.926
Scope and Contents

T. Holland. Waltzer, Dodgems. Red and blue type on white background.

Dates: 1 - 11 July c1975

Date Add On for Posters for Newcastle Hoppings Town Moor Giant Fun Fair, Friday 21 - Saturday 29 June 1985

 Item
Reference code: 178Z39.3
Scope and Contents

Blue type on blue background.

Dates: Friday 21 - Saturday 29 June 1985

Date Add On for Posters for Newcastle Hoppings Town Moor Giant Fun Fair, Friday 20 - Saturday 28 June c1980s

 Item
Reference code: 178Z39.4
Scope and Contents

Black typeon fluorescent orange background.

Dates: Friday 20 - Saturday 28 June c1980s

Date Add Ons for Posters for Newcastle Hoppings Town Moor Giant Fun Fair, Friday 22 - Saturday 30 June 1984

 File
Reference code: 178Z39.2
Scope and Contents

Red type on yellow background.

Dates: Friday 22 - Saturday 30 June 1984

Dave Homer Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0057
Scope and Contents

Video cassette recordings of roundabouts, vols 1,2,3,4, filmed in Buxton, 1992 and 1993 by Mr Dave Homer in VHS PAL format.

Dates: 1992 - 1993

David Braithwaite Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0053
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs taken by David Braithwaite from the 1950s and used towards his publications alongside older images collected from other sources as well as business records, monographs, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, bibliographies, catalogues, programmes, films and some other miscellaneous items.

Dates: c1880 - 1989

David Cheverill Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0003
Scope and Contents

Colour and black and white photographs and negatives of fairground scenes, rides, fairground organs and transport taken by David Cheverill and a piece of correspondence.

Dates: 1960 - 1980

David Rowland's Fair Poster, Sunday 2 - Saturday 8 August c1980s

 Item
Reference code: 178R41.17
Scope and Contents

Dawlish, Lady Mile Farm. Colour lithograph in three colours showing a child riding on the dodgems.

Dates: Sunday 2 - Saturday 8 August c1980s

David Rowland’s Fun Fair Handbill, Tuesday 25 - Monday 31 August c1990s

 Item
Reference code: 178T37.11
Scope and Contents

Dawlish The Lawn. Blue, white and red type on white and red background with illustration of fairground on the centre in blue.

Dates: Tuesday 25 - Monday 31 August c1990s

Dewsbury Autumn Fair Poster, 12 - 16 September c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.960
Scope and Contents

Rishforth Road car park. Armstrong. Red and blue type on white background.

Dates: 12 - 16 September c1975

Dewsbury Feast Poster, 22 - 26 July c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.941
Scope and Contents

Showmen’s Guild, Yorkshire Section. Red and blue type on yellow background.

Dates: 22 - 26 July c1975

Dick Price Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0031
Scope and Contents This collection contains black and white and colour prints and negatives of lorries, rides, shows and personalities at various fairs, mainly Cheshire, Merseyside and Wales fairs taken and collected by Dick Price. Also VHS videos consisting of an eclectic range of fairground and transport themed visual material from a variety of steam rallies and fairs up and down the country, from Folkestone to Ross-on-Wye. The majority feature archive footage filmed in the 1990s by Dave Homer, a renowned...
Dates: 1906 - 1999

Dick Scott-Stewart Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0072
Scope and Contents

Slide transparencies created for the 'Fairground Snaps' book and later projects. The material in this archive is all of Scott-Stewart's work relating to fairs and circuses, particularly from an artistic and social angle. This collection covers all the field work completed by the artist in preparing his book, as well as trips following the publication.

Dates: 1970 - 1990

Digital Media, 1816 - 1938

 Series
Reference code: 178U6
Scope and Contents

Digital copies of documents, census records and photographs related to the Monte Williams family.

Dates: 1816 - 1938