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Joe Hives Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0023

Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of fairground rides, transport, sideshows, boxing booths and showmen and women.

Dates

  • Creation: c1890 - 1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room

Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material

Biographical / Historical

Joe Hives was a showman who collected a large amount of ephemera from fairgrounds and shows. His collection contains examples of transport, boxing, fairground shows such as Bioscopes, landscapes and people.

Extent

1 Box(es) (123 photographs)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Status
Completed
Author
Created by Ian Trowell, updated by Arantza Barrutia on Finding Aid Date field date
Date
7 March 2014
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

Contact:
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231