Showman
Found in 782 Collections and/or Records:
Family Group Film, c July 1895
Nitrate film by Birt Acres, showing partial fragments of of a family group, possibly members of the Acres family.
Fancy Dress Film, 1969
Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth possibly of family event. 8mm format, Photax brand. Silent. Colour.
Film, 21 October 2021
Documentary film about Amy Goodwin's practice as a fairground artist and her experiences as a showman.
Film, 1894 - 1896
Nitrate films made by Robert Paul and Birt Acres, showing brief scenes of topical events, popular entertainmet, family groups and fiction. These films were part of the repertoire travelled by showman George Williams around the British fairs.
Film, c1959 - 1972
A collection of mostly amateur films shot by showman George Bolesworth, some of British fairgrounds and some of his own family while on holidays abroad or on family events and celebrations.
Films, c2023
Digital copies of films, commissioned by The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity.
Films, 1979 - 1983
Circus films on VHS by Thames Television, including Billy Smart's Christmas and Easter circus and Big Top Variety Show.
Flag, c2022 - 2023
Two paper flags, promoting The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity. Pink flag, with logo of The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity.
Fred Holmes Collection
A collection of material including posters, programmes, handbills, newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to the shows of Jasper Redfern mainly in the Sheffield and surrounding areas. The collection was created by Fred Holmes who was a manager for Jasper Redfern of Sheffield, a pioneer of early film and exhibition. Jasper Redfern was the first man to show films in Sheffield. Also included in the collection is correspondence between Fred Holmes and Jasper Redfern.
Funeral Cards, 1877 - 1885
Funeral cards for George Walter Poole, Henry James Mayer and Alexander Billington. Black and silver borders, some illustrations and text.
Gary and Baron Film, c1959 - 1972
Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth. Super8 format. Silent. Colour.
General Procedure for Profile Exercise, 2004
Paper describing the parameters of the procedures for a profiling exercise.
George Bolesworth Collection
Reels of 8mm and Super8 amateur, silent and colour film, shot by Mr George Bolesworth at various locations in England and Spain. All the themes are around, fairs and family activities such as holidays as well as other type of popular entertainments.
George McIndoe Collection
Photographs, slides, newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family and photographs of Kirkaldy Fair created for a documentary on Scottish fairs.
George Sanger Circus Photographs, c1850 - 1945
Black and white photographs of George Sanger's Circus, including a head and shoulders framed portrait of George Sanger.
George Sanger Circus Scrapbook, c1865
Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings about George Sanger's Circus, some pages are empty, 31pp.
George Sanger's Obituary, 2 December 1911
In Memoriam, tragic Death of George Sanger. Obituary from The Era. Black type on white paper with black border and black and white head and shoulders portrait of George Sanger in the centre, contains a prayer by Thomas Horne, 1p.
George Sanger's Obituary, 2 December 1911
In Memoriam, tragic Death of George Sanger. Obituary from The Era. Black type on white paper with black border and black and white head and shoulders portrait of George Sanger in the centre, contains a prayer by Thomas Horne, 1p.
George Tucker Collection
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
George Williams Collection
Collection of early films related to the first year of film-making in America and the United Kingdom and nineteenth century magic lantern slides, letter, film catalogues and photographic plates.