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Fairground art

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 433 Collections and/or Records:

Drawing for Organ Front Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.36(iii)
Scope and Contents

Design for organ front on blue paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for Organ Front Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.36(iv)
Scope and Contents

Design for an organ front with profuse decorations including scrolls and columns on blue paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for Organ Front Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.36(v)
Scope and Contents

Design for an organ front with profuse decorations including scrolls and columns on blue paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for Organ Front Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.36(vi)
Scope and Contents

Design for organ front on blue paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for Organ Front Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.36(vii)
Scope and Contents

Design for an organ front with profuse decorations including scrolls and columns on blue paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for Organ Front Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.36(viii)
Scope and Contents

Design for organ front with two dragons on the top section. Pencil on tracing paper and blueprint.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for Organ Front Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.36(ix)
Scope and Contents

Design for organ front with a figure of a woman playing the tambourin and a man playing the lute. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for Organ Front Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.36(x)
Scope and Contents

Design for an organ front with profuse decorations including scrolls and columns on brown and blue paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for Scenic Ride Car Design, c1920 - 1939

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

Design for a continuous car for a scenic ride with dragon's head carving at the front, also rearing horse column desing on reverse. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for the Design of a Scenic Ride, c1920 - 1939

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

Design for ride procenium heavily decorated with eagle and abundant foliage and columns. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for the Design of a Scenic Ride Frontage, c1920 - 1939

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

Design for a scenic ride procenium, showing, entrance, steps, railing and columns. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for the Design of Hippodrome Ride, c1920 - 1939

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

Design for ride frontage showing procenium and three different types of column designs, signed C.J. Spooner Swan Works, Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing for The Jelly Wobble, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.45(iii)
Scope and Contents

Design for a show front showing the figure of a women on the left corner and columns with faces on the top section. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1939

Drawing for The Jelly Wobble, c1900 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.45(v)
Scope and Contents

Design for the entrance to the Great Jelly Wobble ride, showing the carving of a woman on the left corner of the frieze and smiley face column capitals with some dimensions, stamped G. Orton Sons & Spooner. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Drawing of a Panther, c1900 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.8(iv)
Scope and Contents

Sketch of a panther on the front and some folliage on reverse. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Drawing of Armour Car for Showboat Design, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.27
Scope and Contents

Side elevation design of armour car for showboat by H. Darby, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1939

Drawing of Column’s Capital Design, 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.30
Scope and Contents

Design of column’s capital with leaf decoration on brown paper, for carved truss, Sharpe Bros. & Knight. Black and red chalk on brown paper.

Dates: 1949

Drawing of Decorative Column, c1920 - 1939

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

Sketch showing bottom of columns and ride platform. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Decorative Columns, c1920 - 1939

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

Various desings for columns. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Decorative Ride Frontage, c1920 - 1939

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

Design for ride frontage showing procenium decorations, signed by C.J. Spooner, Swan Works, Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939