Sideshows
Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:
Rowland Scott Collection
Photographs related to all aspects of British travelling fairgrounds including; rides, transport, living wagons, showpeople, fairground shows, circuses and organs by Rowland Scott and other authors, a selection of manuscripts by Rowland Scott and a small amount of correspondence.
Schedule 1: The Monte Williams Collection, 2018
A record of the items in the Monte Williams Collection, compiled by the creator, 2 p.p.
Scrapbook, c1990 - 1999
Loose pages from scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings from various sources including the Fairground Mercury and the World's Fair newspaper, photographs, postcards, research material, Paul Braithwaite's history and patent material and other notes by various fairground enthusiasts and compiled by Bernard Fielding.
Scrapbook Page, Fairs 1, Early Rides, c1990 - 1999
Red loose leaf folder marked Fairs 1, Early rides. Includes material on early rides and bioscope shows, notes to 1990’s. Compiled by Bernard Fielding.
See Snookie the Famous Hollywood Movie Chimpanzee Poster, c1930 - 1949
‘Believe it or Not’ as chimpanzee was convicted in court at South Bend Ind. for smoking a cigarette! Colour illustration of chimpanzee in a suit in court showing the judge and the jury on brown and mustard colour background.
Showmen Articles Newspaper Cuttings, 1904 - 1973
Articles from The Engineers, Sawdust, The World's Fair, The Sun, Pictorial Quarterly, The Sphere, The Guardian and other newspapers and journals containing articles related to the fairground Showmen community and fairground rides, an article by David Braithwaite, press releases relating to bye-laws and cuttings related to dwarf performers including Tom Thumb.
Shufflebottom Family Collection
Sideshow and Freak Show Posters, c1930 - 1949
Posters of sideshow and freak show performers printed by the Enquirer Job Printing Company, in Cincinnati, USA, many of which for Leroy Robert Ripley's Believe it or Not franchise.
Sketch for Boxing Booth, January 1924
Sketch for boxing booth shutters and centre with dimensions. Pencil on paper.
Sketch for Charles Thurston's Ride Design, c1930 - 1939
Sketch for show front with space for name on the top section, cherub, caryatid, foliage and musical instrument decorations for Charles Thurston. Pencil on paper.
Sketch for Hutchin’s Show Front Design, March 1923
Design for Hutchin’s show front, March 1923, signed, C.J. Spooner Burton. Pencil on brown paper.
Sketch for Prince Samouda’s Show Front Design, c1920 - 1939
Sketch for Prince Samouda’s Mystery Land, front elevation with profuse foliage decorations,with annotations and signed C.J. Spooner Burton on Trent. Pencil and ink on paper.
Sketch for the Design of Parry's Show Front, c1920 - 1939
Sketch for Parry's Show front showing a female figure on the left hand side, foliage, scroll decorations and columns. Pencil on paper.
Sketch for the Design of the Wonder Show Frontage, 1928
Sketch for the Wonder Show front, steps and booth (Styles?). Pencil on paper.
Sketch of Face Carving Decoration, c1900 - 1929
Sketch for a ride or show frontage carving showing a face, scroll and folliage decorations. Pencil on paper.
Sketche for Shooting Gallery Decoration, c1900 - 1929
Design for a fairground sideshow frontage showing classical figures, cherubs and folliage decorations, contains stamp from W.G. Hilton Architectural and Ornamental Wood Carvers. Pencil on paper.
Strand Handbills, c1785 - 1899
Handbills for travelling exhibitions and sideshows at Strand, Covent Garden, Charing Cross and Fleet Street.
Testo Family Collection
This collection comprises photographs, business records, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, family research and items of personal archive related to the Testo family history in the fairground and circus
The Monte Williams Showmen Research Material, 1898 - 1953
Parish and civil records, newspaper articles and advertisements relating to the Monte Williams Showmen and the Randall Williams Cinematograph Show, with additional information by the researcher, 27 p.p.
The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection
The main extent of the collection contains yearbooks, meetings and minutes, correspondence and a record of day to day activities within The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.