World War, 1939-1945
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
Minutes of the War Emergency Committee Meetings, 1940 - 1945
Musical Score, 1954
The World At War By Haydon Augarde. Illustrated cover, 4p.p.
National Service Card, 12 February 1940
National Service, Armed Forces grade card for Mr. J. E. Sanger during the Second World War. Typescript and manuscript.
Newspaper and Magazine Cuttings on Circus, 1897 - 2005
Newspaper Cuttings, 1904 - 1973
Newspaper articles related to the Dobson family, some related to World War Two.
Newspaper Cuttings, 1904 - 1973
Newspaper cuttings referring to the Dobson family, including a cutting from the World's Fair 19 October 1940, naming showmen service men during World War Two.
Newspaper Cuttings, c1930 - 1949
Newspaper articles related to the Biddall fairground showman family, Joey Biddall and The Fun of the Fair Spitfire.
Newspaper Cuttings , c1930 - 1949
Newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family shows, including their ghost show, Albert Biddall and Joey Biddall and an article about The Fun of the Fair Spitfire from 4th November 1941.
Newspaper Cuttings and Scapbooks, 1838 - 2007
A collection of newspaper cuttings on circus, circus proprietors and performers and scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings, posters, programmes and other items of ephemera, covering mainly British circuses and venues such as Belle Vue and also some international circuses.
Newspaper Cuttings and Scrapbooks, 1904 - 1973
Newspaper cuttings and scrapbooks related to Showmen's transport, trade related bye-laws and general Showmen's news from various newspapers and publications.
Officers' Lounge Events Programme, 9 June 1943
Includes the Great Dalmo, an illusionist, 4pp.
Orton and Spooner Collection
This collection contains a large selection of archives from the Orton and Spooner Company. The collection comprises photographs and cabinet card images showing carved work, structural work and classic painted work, 4 boxes of notes, invoices and clippings, 8 drawers of plans and blueprints, 2 folders of ride specifications and order forms, accounts books and a library of source books showing turn of the century art used by the artists in the company.
Photographic Album, c1940 - 1969
Photographic album containing greeting cards and postcards from Blackpool, Morecambe and other locations World War Two soldiers and some fairground photographs by various authors. Many loose, 30p.p many pages empty.
Photographs, c1880 - 1970
Photographs of the Marshall, Scott, Kayes Baker and Testo families, as well as various other circus personalities and performers between 1880s and 1970s. Accompanied by a photograph album, a negative album and photographs, concerning Walter Marshall's service with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Photographs, 1880 - 1950
Black and white photographs and negatives of fairground rides, living wagons, transport, fairground organs, carvings and other artwork from the Orton and Spooner company. Also contains some photographs of employees and showmen.
Photographs, c1900 - 1989
Black and white and colour photographs of members of the Dobson family, including photographs of World War One and World War Two soldiers and two photographic albums.
Photographs, c1880 - 1969, 18 May 1981
Black and white and colour photographs and postcards related to the Biddall and McIndoe fairground showman families and photographs of fairgrounds. Also colour slides of photographs of Kirkaldi Fair taken for a documentary on Scottish fairgrounds.
Photographs, c1900 - 1968
Photographs and Postcards, c1899 - 1969
Photographs, postcards and negatives of fairgrounds taken by Rowland Scott and other fairground enthusiasts.
Programmes, 1938 - 2000
A range of programmes for performances involving magic, as well as other variety performances.