Fairs
Found in 1158 Collections and/or Records:
Untitled Recording, c1945 - 1995
1/4 Audio Reel.
Untitled Typescript, c1940 - 1960
Typescript, possibly a script for a broadcast or performance, beginning, 'Theres an old adage which says, sex makes the world go around…', thought to be written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman). Includes descriptions of a walk around a fairground, 6pp.
Valence Park Fun Fair Poster, 18 - 22 August c1975
Dagenham. T. Holland. Dodgems, Waltzer. Red and blue type on white background.
Various, 1912, 1916, 1927
Membership cards for the Yorkshire section of the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain and the Yorkshire Stall Holders Association.
Various, c1940 - 1969
A range of blank postcards showcasing various locations including Southport Pleasure Beach, Glasgow, Lincoln, Brussels and Newcastle and a card from Hadath’s Tea Gardens in Heysham.
Various, c1898 - 1977
Various items related to the Testo family and their business in the fairground.
Various, 1914 - 1974
Various items related to the Dobson family including Showmen's Guild membership cards, driving documents, World War One items and other personal items.
Various, c1900 - 1959
Various items including postcards and business cards.
Various Business Records , 1923 - 1949
Receipts, invoices, correspondence, a driver's licence and a licence to sell tobacco and a ration card for a showman's vehicle all addressed or belonging to Harold Frederick Pinder.
Various Documents, c1940 - 1969
Various documents related to Selina Dobson and other members from the Dobson family, including funeral cards and greeting cards.
Various Fairground Photographs, c1880 - 1939
Black and white photographs and postcards of fairground scenes, people and Biddall's ghost show after being sold to Codona and converted to a bioscope.
Various Items , 2004 - 2005
Various items related to the Punters: Auto-Portraits of Fairground Thrill Exhibition.
Various Items, 1952 - 1986
Various items of fairground ephemera related to Bill Weeks, the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain and the Friendship Circle of Showland Fans.
Various Items, c1920 - 1979
Various items of ephemera belonging to Billy Wood and his descendants, including Billy Wood's letter headed paper.
Various Items, c1980 - 2010
Various items of ephemera related to fairgrounds collected by Chris Russell.
Various Items, c1920 - 1955
Various items related to the Biddall showman family.
Various Items, c1994 - 2005
Family trees and miscellaneous items, compiled by Eleanor Rayner.
Various Items of Ephemera Belonging to Billy Wood, c1920 - 1979
Various items including paperwork related to The Dingles Fairground Heritage Trust's Bioscope Appeal and the donation of Billy Wood's boxing show to the Trust, Billy Wood letter headed paper and a programme for Mannequin Parades at Clacton-on-Sea.
Various Items Related to Barbara Buttrick's Career as a Boxer, c1949 - 1999
Various items related to Barbara Buttrick professional career as a boxer including promotional photographs, sample of commercial for Nike and the Women’s International Boxing Federation book of rules and regulations.
Various Items Related to Punters: Auto-Portraits of Fairground Thrill Exhibition, 2004 - 2005
Advertising cards, list of photographs with names of participants and rides where the photographs were taken, project information sheet and illustration showing the use of the body mounted auto-portrait machine.