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Fairs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1056 Collections and/or Records:

Steam Engine Rally and Fete Programme, 3 June 1963

 Item
Reference code: 178K32.13
Scope and Contents

Elham, near Canterbury. 8p.p with illustrations.

Dates: 3 June 1963

Steam Engine Rally Film. Part 1 and Part 2 , 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178D7.2
Scope and Contents

Silent, colour film of steam engine rallies showing fairground rides including; Switchback Gonddolas, Gallopers, steam yachts and Big Wheel. Original on 8mm, copied to D-BETA and DVD 5 by Joanna Braithwaite.

Dates: 1959

Steam Fair and Traction Engine Rally Programme, 17 - 18 June 1967

 Item
Reference code: 178K3.10(i)
Scope and Contents

Steam Fair and Traction Engine Rally, Castle Howard, Yorkshire. Promoted by Pickering Traction Engine Club. 40pp, illustrated.

Dates: 17 - 18 June 1967

Steam Fair, Oxford Fair, Linda in Spain, Brands Hatch Film, 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.18
Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of British steam fairs and family holiday abroad. 8mm format. Silent. Colour.

Dates: 1959

Steam Fair Recording, c1945 - 1995

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 33: Series 178E10
Reference code: 178E10.1
Scope and Contents

Fairground music. 1/4 Audio Reel. Recording by Robert Allen (Sound) Ltd.

Dates: c1945 - 1995

Steam Fair Recording, c1945 - 1995

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 33: Series 178E10
Reference code: 178E10.10
Scope and Contents

Fairground Music, Traction Engines. 1/4 Audio Reel. Recording by Robert Allen (Sound) Ltd.

Dates: c1945 - 1995

Steam Fair Recording, 1978

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 33: Series 178E10
Reference code: 178E10.13
Scope and Contents

Fairground Music. Suffolk. 1/4 Audio Reel. Recording by Robert Allen (Sound) Ltd.

Dates: 1978

Steam Fayre Film, c1965 - 1979

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 18: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.169
Scope and Contents

Super8, Mountain Films Ltd. 200 feet, 12 minutes long. In colour, with sound. Copied to DVD 7 and DIGI-BETA. Note reads 'sound on this copy in Arabic?'

Dates: c1965 - 1979

Stillington Traction Engine Committee Steam Working Programme, 30 September c1970

 Item
Reference code: 178K3.30
Scope and Contents

Stillington Traction Engine Committee Steam Working, York. 16pp.

Dates: 30 September c1970

Street Maps with Annotated Plans, 1968, 1971

 File — Box Ilkeston Fair Box 2: Series 178M8
Reference code: 178M8.1
Scope and Contents

Street maps with annotated plans, for the 1968 and 1971 fairs. Typescript.

Dates: 1968; 1971

Stroud Vintage Transport and Engine Club 6th Vintage Rally Handbill, Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 September c1980s

 Item
Reference code: 178T37.25
Scope and Contents

Oldends Lane, Stonhouse, Gloucestershire. Blue type and illustration of steam engine on white background.

Dates: Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 September c1980s

Stuart Johnstone Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0041
Scope and Contents

Photographs of rides, fairgrounds, traction engines and organs taken by a number of individuals as well as detailed notebooks. His notebooks are essentially digested versions of the World's Fair and include chronological guides to fairs, machines for sale, parks, engines and families.

Dates: 1920 - 1980

'Swings' Book Related Correspondence, September 1995 - May 1996

 File
Reference code: 178F23.7
Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding ‘Swings’ book research and publication.

Dates: September 1995 - May 1996

Switchback and Helter Skelter Drawings, 4 July 1943

 Item
Reference code: 178V21.2
Scope and Contents

Two sketches blued to a paper sheet showing a pencil drawings of a switchback railway ride with annotations about colours, carvings and finishes and pencil drawing of a helter skelter at Mitcham Fair by Margaret Whitaker.

Dates: 4 July 1943

Switchback Rides Research Material, c1970 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.14
Scope and Contents

Written research on Switchback rides. Includes material from other authors such as Kevin Scrivens. Exercise book with inserted notes and letters from third parties, 4p.p.

Dates: c1970 - 1999

Switchback Rides Research Material, c1970 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.15
Scope and Contents

Folder of notes, newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to Switchbacks and Scenic Railways, includes material from other donors. Folder with typescript and manuscript pages, photographs fastened down, letters and notes from third parties inserted.

Dates: c1970 - 1999

Tables of Fairs and Development Plans, c1951 - 1953

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 9: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.49
Scope and Contents

Large ringbinder with metal spine containing tabulated records of fairs across the UK locations, dates and types of fairs and records of development plans, remarks and actions. Typescript and manuscript.

Dates: c1951 - 1953

Takings Books, 1925 - 1951

 File
Reference code: 178H43.1
Scope and Contents

Small notebooks containing lists of fairs with the date and the takings for each one, including Doncaster and Hull fairs.

Dates: 1925 - 1951

Tesco Bag for Life Depicting a Fun Fair, c2000 - 2010

 Item
Reference code: 178Z39.1
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of fairground scene.

Dates: c2000 - 2010

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