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Correspondence regarding research on Carters' gallopers for book.

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Royal Berkshire Steam Fair. Rides, firework displays and working steams. Colour bi-fold handbill with photographic images and graphics and colour type, containing coupons and celebrity reviews, full body photograph of Richard Wilson riding a galloper on the front page.

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Desing for Mr. William Davies top motion gallopers showing different section details, drawn to scale with annotations and dimensions. Pen and ink on paper.

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Pencil sketch of a gallopers roundabout with some annotations by Margaret Whitaker.

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Pencil sketch of galloping horses, one ridden by a woman, a dragon's head and a bird's eye view of a fairground by Margaret Whitaker.

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Watercolour and gouache painting on paper of a galloper with fair goers on the foreground and a lady wearing a kiss me hat.

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Colour lithographin blue, yellow and red showing the big wheel on top left corner and a dodgem car, gallopers and ghost train on bottom right.

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Invitation for a steam barbecue with galloping horses at Fawley Hill.

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Drawing for three abreast hand driven juvenile roundabout with peacock and horse gallopers, stamped G. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Pen and ink on woven paper.

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Interview transcriptions and research material carried out by Paul Braithwaite for various books, including 'Arcades & Slot Machines', 'A Palace on Wheels' and 'Overboats'.

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Drawings and sketches of fiargrounds, fairground rides and behind the scenes sketches showing showmen and women carrying out domestic jobs drawned by Margaret Whitaker at Tiverton Fair in Devon and Nottingham Goose Fair.

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Drawings and designs used for the decoration of fairground rides.

Scope and Contents Folder containing colour photographs of Warcham and Sons Old Tyme Golden Galloping Horses ride and central organ at Tiverton Christmas Fair, with pencil annotations by Margaret and an ink drawing of a child riding a galloper. These images are part of a collection of photographs dated Christmas 1997, which Margaret used to produce a series of 3D Christmas card illustrations for her friends and family. Only 5 pages have been used, many empty pages and pages containing dried leaves at the end...

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Black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs and transport, mostly by Bill Garbett.

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Colour photographs of fairgrounds and steam engine rallies taken by Bernard Fielding.

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Colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, general views of fairgrouns, steam engines and steam engine rallies taken by Bernard Fielding in various locations around the United Kingdom including Yorkshire, Gloustershire, London and Hampshire.

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Black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs and transport. Most images taken by Bill Garbett including Pat Collins firms' steam engines, Carters' Gallopers and Octopus, Arthur Stevens' Lighthouse Slip and scenes of fairs such as Nottingham Goose Fair.

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Black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs and transport. Most images taken by Bill Garbett including Pat Collins firms' steam engines, Carter's Gallopers and Octopus, Arthur Stevens' Lighthouse Slip and scenes of fairs such as Nottingham Goose Fair.

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Black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs and transport. Most images taken by Bill Garbett including Pat Collins firms' steam engines, Carter's Gallopers and Octopus, Arthur Stevens' Lighthouse Slip and scenes of fairs such as Nottingham Goose Fair

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Plans and drawings for fairground ride models and original rides.