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Bolton-on-Dearne Fair Poster, 9 - 14 August c1975

Item

Reference code: 178R11.935

Scope and Contents

Shaw. Waltzer, Moonwalk, Haunted Castle. Red and blue type on white background.

Dates: 9 - 14 August c1975

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Bolton-on-Dearne Fair Poster, 24 - 29 July c1975

Item

Reference code: 178R11.966

Scope and Contents

Shaw. Waltzer, Moonwalk, Haunted Castle. Red and black type on yellow background.

Dates: 24 - 29 July c1975

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Charles Taylor Collection

Fonds

Reference code: NFA0069

Scope and Contents

The Charles Taylor collection is a fine example of Taylor’s of Wombwell printers’ posters, which highlight changes in printing techniques, fashion and taste within the popular entertainment industry. Included are examples of posters for pantomimes, fairs and circuses. The collection also contains handbills and other advertising material.

Dates: c1937 - 1989

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1974 - 1977

Sub-Series

Reference code: 178R11.900-974

Scope and Contents

Fairground posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, mainly for fairgrounds in Yorkshire, some presented by the Showmen's Guild Yorkshire Section.

Dates: c1974 - 1977

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters

Paul Wright Collection

Fonds

Reference code: NFA0170

Scope and Contents

Designs, drawings, research material, a piece of correspondence and some photographs, mainly related to the creative process and conception of the artwork for Chadwick’s Ghost Train as well as Paul Wright's lifetime archive related to his work as a fairground artist.

Dates: c1994 - 1996

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive