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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2620 Collections and/or Records:

Envelope, c1900 - 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178Z21.7
Scope and Contents

Envelope addressed to Mr G. Orton.

Dates: c1900 - 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Various

Envelopes with the Water Colour Image of The Quality Show Clown Logo, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 41: Series 178I24; Series 178N6; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.58
Scope and Contents

Includes contact information for Billy Smart's circus .

Dates: c1900 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Various

Erotic Event Advertisments, c1997 - 2005

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 8: Series 178I31
Reference code: 178I31.29
Scope and Contents

Programmes and flyers for erotic events and performances.

Dates: c1997 - 2005
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Trade and Advertising Material Related to Marisa Carnesky

Escena Contemporanea Performance Documents, 28 - 30 January 2005

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 6: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.21
Scope and Contents

Documents related to Escena Contemporanea Festival in Madrid. Contains a contract, details of technical requirements, a break down of cost and a programme.

Dates: 28 - 30 January 2005
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Business Record Related to the Jewess Tattooess, Ghost Train and The Girl from Nowhere Projects

Event Handbills and Cards, c1998 - 2005

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 9: Series 178I31
Reference code: 178I31.23
Scope and Contents

Handbills and programmes for performances including a booklet featuring Marisa.

Dates: c1998 - 2005
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Trade and Advertising Material Related to Marisa Carnesky

EXPLOSION!!! The Rock 'n' Roll Ghosts of Soho DVD, c2000

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 15: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.226
Scope and Contents

Includes a variety of Soho inspired performances.

Dates: c2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Documents Related to The Increadible Bleeding Woman Show

Extension to Ghost Train Track Blueprint, 29 April 1932

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.29(xviii)
Scope and Contents

Extension to No.13 track for Belle Vue ghost train, scale 3/8" by Messrs Orton, Sons & Spooner. Drawing X469a.

Dates: 29 April 1932
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Fairground Ride Layout Plans and Blueprints

Extension to No.13 Track Blueprint, 28 April 1932

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.28(xxiii)
Scope and Contents

Blueprint showing extension track for Belle Vue No.13 ride by Messrs Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Drawing X469A.

Dates: 28 April 1932
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Fairground Ride Designs and Mechanisms

External Connections for Type H Single Phase Motor Blueprint, 7 June 1926

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.1
Scope and Contents

Blueprint of external connections for Type H, single phase motor with twin OB switch by Higgs Motors of Birmingham Z580.

Dates: 7 June 1926
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans

Fair-Tender Letter, 1965

 Item — Box Ilkeston Fair Box 1: Series 178H11
Reference code: 178H11.1
Scope and Contents

Manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 1965
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Ilkeston Fair Collection / Business Records

Fairfield Christmas Circus Handbill, 26 December 1970 - 23 January 1971

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 47: Series 178K44; Series 178T42
Reference code: 178T42.19
Scope and Contents

Front side: title, drawing of a clown and an elephant, dates and times. Back side: location - Fairfield Hall Croydon, title, dates, and a list of the circus acts. 1 page.

Dates: 26 December 1970 - 23 January 1971
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Handbills

Fairground and Circus Catalogue Printing Blocks, c1880 - 1960

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Reference code: 178Z46.73
Scope and Contents Etchings and woodcut printing plates mounted on wooden blocks which feature images of fairground rides and fairground carved work made by Savage Brothers Ltd of King's Lynn. Some of the blocks have 'Savage Bros' handwritten on the edges. Some blocks are stamped by the maker 'C. W. Koppel draughtsman and engraver on wood, 74 Fleet Street, London, E. C.'. The printing blocks were used in the 1902 Savage Brothers Ltd Roundabouts catalogue which advertised the fairground machinery they could...
Dates: c1880 - 1960
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Various

Fairground Rent Book, 1937 - 1965

 Item — Box Ilkeston Fair Box 1: Series 178H11
Reference code: 178H11.41
Scope and Contents

Notebook listing the amounts paid by showmen tenants for plots at the fair. Manuscript.

Dates: 1937 - 1965
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Ilkeston Fair Collection / Business Records

Fairground Ride Layout Plans and Blueprints, c1921 - 1939

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178M15.29
Scope and Contents

Layout sketches and blueprints for Ghost Train tracks and details drawings, as well as blueprints of sections of cradles, including design for Belle Vue, Brixton, Bournemouth, Weymouth and Hastings.

Dates: c1921 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans

F.C Hands Improved Roundabout Blueprint, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.25(xxv)
Scope and Contents

Plan and side elevations. Patent pending, Eric Potter Chartered Pattent Agent.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints and Elevation Drawings

Festival Programmes Related to Marisa Carnesky, 2004 - 2008

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 9: Series 178I31
Reference code: 178I31.20
Scope and Contents

Festival programmes featuring performances by Marisa Carnesky and Carnesky's Ghost Train.

Dates: 2004 - 2008
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Trade and Advertising Material Related to Marisa Carnesky

Film, c1900 - 2000

 Series
Reference code: 178D14
Scope and Contents

Films of Billy Smart's Circus performances including Christmas circuses, Easter circuses, Big Top Variety Shows and Children's circuses as well as films of other circus performances and circus life. The film are on a mixture of formats including VHS, DVD, BETACAM, reel to reel.

Dates: c1900 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection

Final Draft of Ghost Train Production Proposals, 2004

 Item — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 7: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.63
Scope and Contents

Development and production strategies, PR campaigns and concept ideas.

Dates: 2004
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Ghost Train Show Business Records

Financial Ledgers, 1866 - 1893

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178H18.2
Scope and Contents

Books containing financial information on expenditure, payments and takings.

Dates: 1866 - 1893
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Argyle Theatre Collection / Business Records

Financial Records, c1900 - 1959

 File
Reference code: 178Z26.21
Scope and Contents

Bank account and savings books belonging to John Everton Sanger.

Dates: c1900 - 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Various Items Related to the Ohmy and Sanger Families

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