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Sideshows

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 347 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs, c1900 - 1968

 Series
Reference code: 178C79
Scope and Contents Black and white photographs, postcards and negatives of the Testo family, performers, side shows, animals, fairgrounds and circuses including Angela Rabbets ‘Jungle Girl’ female snake act, Sonya Alan ‘Lady of Lions’, men and women in WWI and WWII uniforms, Golga Testo snake act with Bertram Mills Circus, Pauline Testo, Alf Testo, Nora and Billy Kayes, Jack Lemm and his Troupe at Testo’s show, members of the Chipperfield family, members of the Dobson family, members of the Pinder family...
Dates: c1900 - 1968

Photographs, c1900 - 1994

 Series
Reference code: 178C144
Scope and Contents

Photographs relating to the life and career of knife thrower, Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver), together with photographs of family members, notably his father, Tom Norman, as well as family occasions and weddings, presumably collected by him and dated approximately from 1990 to his death in 1994.

Dates: c1900 - 1994

Photographs and Negatives, 1929 - 1960

 Series
Reference code: 178C59
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and negatives related to Billy Bellhouse career as a wall of death and dirt track rider.

Dates: 1929 - 1960

Photographs and Negatives, c1950 - 1969

 Series
Reference code: 178C103
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and negatives taken by Alfred Grey at Joe's Bar.

Dates: c1950 - 1969

Photographs and Postcards, c1898 - 1926

 Series
Reference code: 178C118
Scope and Contents

Black and white and colour photographs and postcards depicting the Monte-Williams family.

Dates: c1898 - 1926

Photographs and Postcards, c1900 - 1953

 Series
Reference code: 178C15, 178C16, 178C27, 178C29
Scope and Contents

Photographs and postcards of fairgrounds, faiground rides and transport taken by Rod Spooner, Jack Mellor and other photographers.

Dates: c1900 - 1953

Photographs and Postcards, c1899 - 1969

 Series
Reference code: 178C57
Scope and Contents

Photographs, postcards and negatives of fairgrounds taken by Rowland Scott and other fairground enthusiasts.

Dates: c1899 - 1969

Photographs and Postcards, c1902 - 1942

 Series — Multiple Containers
Reference code: 178C139
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs, postcards and negatives of fairs, rides, circus and performers, including a House of Laughter at the Empire Exhibition of 1936-1937 in Johannesburge, South Africa, roller coasters, dodgems, flying chairs, juvenile roundabouts, sideshows, wall of death, Jim Burton's chairs and Pat Collin's Hawaiian natives at Barry Island, negatives of performers and animals in a circus, rides and amusements in Britain, Germany and France.

Dates: c1902 - 1942

Photographs at Joe's Bar Studio, c1950 - 1969

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C103.1-271
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and negatives taken by Alfred Grey at Joe's Bar novelty studio in the Isle of Man.

Dates: c1950 - 1969

Photographs of Fairgrounds, Fairground Rides and Steam Engine Rallies by Bernard Fielding, 1961 - 1995

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C80.287-445
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1961 - 1995

Photographs, Postcards and Negatives of Billy Wood's Travelling Boxing Booth, c1900 - 1969

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C128.1-150
Scope and Contents Black and white photographs and negatives related to Billy Wood and his travelling boxing booth including the front of his boxing and wrestling booth, the boxing ring, photographs of boxers and wrestlers and photographs of family members, the photographs show Billy Wood, Johnny Stewart, Tommy Wood, Jackie Rankin, Henry Strand, Annie Strand, Alf Wilden, Mick Miller, Larry Hunt Lincoln, Stephen Cobra, Alex Buxton, David Wood, Molly Wood, Annie Wood, Iris Taylor, Dodo Williams, Johnny Williams,...
Dates: c1900 - 1969

Plan for Boxing Platform, 1924

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.34(xli)
Scope and Contents

Plan for C. Heals' boxing boards platform.

Dates: 1924

Plans, c1916 - 1939

 Series
Reference code: 178M15
Scope and Contents

Blueprints of electric parts for fairground rides supplied by Mather & Platt Ltd and Hackett & Co., Electrical Engineers to Orton and Spooner.

Dates: c1916 - 1939

Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides and Shows, c1875 - 1939

 File
Reference code: 178V10.43
Scope and Contents

Plans and sketches for rides and shows including swings, trusses for roofs, sleepers and railings for G. Green scenic, specifications for sleepers for M & E Hill, design for abreast gallopers crack, entrance plan for Thurston, platform galloping action, boxing boards for C. Heal, chimney centre and joy wheel.

Dates: c1875 - 1939

Postcard of the Sensational Denvers, c1940 - 1960

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.65
Scope and Contents

Black and white postcard with a photo of the Sensational Denvers.

Dates: c1940 - 1960

Posters, c1880 - 1940

 Series
Reference code: 178R12
Scope and Contents

Large collection of Argyle Theatre posters.

Dates: c1880 - 1940

Prince of Wales Theatre Poster, 28 December 1885

 Item
Reference code: 178R12.1
Scope and Contents

Prince of Wales Theatre, Birkenhead. Oscar Dubourg and Little Jim The Man Fish and The Boy Frog with illustration of water tank, The Langans, Miss Kate Dalton Ballad and Serio Comic Vocalist, Mr Fred Bennet Eccentric Irish Comedian, Vocalist and Expert Dancer, Bros. Lang, Craven and Donway The Sable Stars. ‘England’s Premier Chair, Turn Artistes, Mr George Ellison The Celebrated Negro Entertainer and Dancer. Printed by S. Griffith and Co, typeers, Liverpool. Purple and blue type.

Dates: 28 December 1885

Programme of Acts, Featuring the Sensational Denvers' Act, c1940 - 1960

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.64
Scope and Contents

Black and white postcard-sized card featuring a photo of the Sensational Denvers’ Act on one side and a programme of acts on the reverse with the Denvers at third and eighth on the bill.

Dates: c1940 - 1960

Programmes, 1932 - 1960

 Series
Reference code: 178K36
Scope and Contents

Show and event programmes featuring performances by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver) and his wife, Olga Norman, who performed a knife throwing act together, often known as The Sensational Denvers.

Dates: 1932 - 1960

Publicity Card for Plainsman Hotel, Lubbock Texas, c1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.12
Scope and Contents

Publicity card for Plainsman Hotel, Lubbock, Texas [the Denvers performed in Lubbock in 1955]; illustrated, 1p.

Dates: c1955