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William Keating Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0066

Scope and Contents

Photographs, some of large size negatives and glass plate negatives of fairground rides and transport.

Dates

  • Creation: c1880 - 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

William Keating of Southport was one of the first commercial photograph reproducers to serve the fairground enthusiast community. He primarily collected postcards and photographs of key events and created high quality copy negatives for commercial purposes. A small number of his own images were acquired by David Braithwaite, who then donated them to the Archive.

Extent

4 Box(es)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Related Materials

David Braithwaite Collection and Orton and Spooner Collection

Status
Completed
Author
Created by Ian Trowell, updated by Arantza Barrutia on Finding Aid Date field date
Date
2 March 2015
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