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Fairground art

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 433 Collections and/or Records:

Tank Drawing, c1930 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.2(v)
Scope and Contents

Sketch showing a tank on a fild and a boy in a soldier's uniform behind. Pencil on grid lined paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Tim Holmes Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0126
Scope and Contents

Digital colour photographs of fairgrounds, transport and fairground rides taken at Nottingham Goose Fair, Hucknall Fair and Blackpool amongst other places.

Dates: 1979 - 1999

Trade and Advertising Material, c1902 - 1939

 Series
Reference code: 178I10
Scope and Contents

Various trades catalogues related to Orton and Spooner and promotional images related to the film industry.

Dates: c1902 - 1939

Trade and Advertising Material, c1960 - 1991

 Item
Reference code: 178I4.14
Scope and Contents

S.D.C amusement ride manufacturer's advertising pamphlet with photograph of Big Wheel ride.

Dates: c1960 - 1991

Turner Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0030
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photographs and negatives relating to the Turner family, mourning ribbons and a certificate of marriage

Dates: c1903 - 1956

Unfinished Sketch, c1930 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.2(viii)
Scope and Contents

Unfinished sketch showing some landscape lines. Pencil on grid lined paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Various Items, c1920 - 1955

 Series
Reference code: 178Z66
Scope and Contents

Various items related to the Biddall showman family.

Dates: c1920 - 1955

Various Sketches, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xxiv)
Scope and Contents

Various sketches on Richardson & Somerfield letter headed paper. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Vic King Fairground Film Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0142
Scope and Contents

Amateur fairground and steam fair films, made by Vic King, Syd Taylor and Edward Albert (Ted) Dandridge around Oxfordshire, Somerset and surrounding areas. Also 1 empty can entitle Old Steamers by E. A. Dandridge.

Dates: 1950 - 1987

WGH Rides Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0133
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises 27 years of the WGH company’s business history. The collection is split between physical and born digital records and contains project files, financial information, designs, photographs, drawings, plans and some samples of 3D ride models.

Dates: 1989 - 2016

William Keating Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0066
Scope and Contents

Photographs, some of large size negatives and glass plate negatives of fairground rides and transport.

Dates: c1880 - 1979

Winchester, Newbury, Banbury Pool Film, 1961 - 1962

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.3
Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of British fairs. 8mm format. Silent. Colour.

Dates: 1961 - 1962

Window Rubbing, c1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.54(ii)
Scope and Contents

Charcoal rubbing of etched window with ribbon and leaf decorations.

Dates: c1890 - 1910