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Fairground art

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 433 Collections and/or Records:

George Tucker Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0020
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises fairground photographs and 3 members' cards, two from Yorkshire Stall Holders Association and one from the Yorkshire section of the Showmen's Guild

Dates: c1912 - 1969

Ghost Train Design Drawing, c1930 - 1939

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

Design of frontage of ghost train, depicting a comical scene with ghost scaring passengers from the paybox, scale 3/4".

Dates: c1930 - 1939

Ghost Train Design Drawing, c1930 - 1939

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

Design of frontage of ghost train, depicting a skull wearing a head covered flanked by two trains.

Dates: c1930 - 1939

Gondola Sketch, c1940 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178V21.1
Scope and Contents

Pencil sketch of a gondola with a dragon's head by Margaret Whitaker.

Dates: c1940 - 1949

Gravesend, Witney, Mitcham, Hastings, Cheltenham Film, 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.4
Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of British fairs. 8mm format. No leader. Silent

Dates: 1960

Hand Painted Signs , 2021

 File
Reference code: 178V23.1
Scope and Contents

Three hand painted signs of the letter A on flamboyant paint on black acrylic showing the technique used in signwriting to paint letters and the paper drawing of the letter and an example of traditional fairground scroll work also painted on flamboyant paint on black acrylic.

Dates: 2021

Harold Dever Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0048
Scope and Contents

A collection of photographs of rides, engines, shows and acts from a variety of fairs, taken by a number of photographers including Albert Davies.

Dates: c1900 - 1980

Harry Lee Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0076
Scope and Contents

Photographs, posters and other documents relating to Waddington family Steam Yacht.

Dates: c1900 - 1989

Harry Poole Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0039
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of rides, engines, shows and acts as well as scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings from 'The World's Fair' including British Fairground Society Notes, 1949-1963 and scrapbooks relating to fairs, particularly in the Lancashire area.

Dates: c1900 - 1969

Harry Russell Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0082
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of Oxfordshire Fairs, Showmen and preservation societies.

Dates: c1970 - 1999

Helter Skelter Elevation, 1928

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

Front elevation of neoclasical and Egyptian style design helter skelter.

Dates: 1928

Helter Skelter Sketch, 1946

 Item
Reference code: 178V21.3
Scope and Contents

Pencil sketch of a helter skelter and round games stall at Nottingham Goose Fair by Margaret Whitaker.

Dates: 1946

Hull Fair Project Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0071
Scope and Contents

Research material used for the Hull Fair Project exhibition and DVD including audio visual material, digitised images, oral history and transcripts.

Dates: c1800 - 2005

Hunting Scene Drawing, c1900 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.1(iv)
Scope and Contents

Sketch of humorous hunting scene showing a hunter a lion and a bear on the side of a mountain. Pencil on grid lined paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Ian Cawthorne Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0090
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of fairground transport, living wagons and rides taken by Ian Cawthorne on his travels around the fairs.

Dates: 1974 - 1980; 1989 - 1992

Jack Leeson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0019
Scope and Contents

Photographs and negatives, both collected and taken by him as well as notebooks with detailed lists of every fair visited. Jack Leeson used an elaborate system of cross-referencing which match the photographs and Jack's account of the fair. Also included are letters, scrapbooks and a collection of records of fairground music and some fairground models.

Dates: 1949 - 1992

Jack Stephens Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0103
Scope and Contents

This collection contains colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, organs and transport taken by Jack Stephens.

Dates: 1970 - 2006

Jack Wilkinson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0168
Scope and Contents Black and white and colour photographs and negatives of fairgrounds, fairground organs, steam engines and other transportation systems with annotations by Jack Wilkinson and other sources, such as William Keating, James Davidson, Philip Bradley and Jack Mellor, as well as notebooks, scrapbooks, journals, books, correspondence, research material, audio tapes of fairground organ music and some 3D items including Jack's recording equipment and a model of a fairground organ. Jack Wilkinson’s...
Dates: c1900 - 1979

Jester and Dog Band Drawing, c1900 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.1(vi)
Scope and Contents

Sketch of humorous scene showing a jester and a dog playing musical instruments and a castle on the background. Pencil on grid lined paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Jester Gondola Drawing, c1900 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.3(v)
Scope and Contents

Design for a gondola car showing a male jester at each end of the car. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929