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Arthur Prince (born #OTD 1881, London) on the bill at the now demolished Dudley Hippodrome in August 1943, with his dummy, Sailor Jim in a 'New Naval Occasion'. Poster/showcard from our archive #musichall

We have some great events lined up for 2025: a talk about Sid Field; death in the theatre; the history of the Players Theatre; Vulcana the strongwoman as well as a show about Vesta & Hetty AND a tour of the Clapham Grand. BOOK HERE: ticketsource.co.uk/britishmusicha… #musichall #variety

It is Explore Your Archive week! 🎉 To kick off, the first theme is #Decisions… So who decides what collections we take in? We have an Acquisitions Advisory Group who discuss if we are the appropriate place for a new acquisition and whether we can care for it 🤔#EYADecisions #EYA

Lulu Adams was the first woman to perform as a clown at Olympia. She also served with the Red Cross and entertained the troops during WWII 🤡 #EYAHero #EYA Explore Your Archive

🎉HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY TO US🌟 Listen to the third episode of #NFCAat30 podcast now on University of Sheffield Player and Youtube! Professor Stephen Walker, Head of Architecture The University of Manchester and fairground architecture enthusiast, talks about his research and work with the NFCA over the years!🎠

Lots of fun! Marvel at the curious and amusing feats performed by the teeny tiniest circus artists in the world! Flea circuses were hugely popular from 1830s to 1960s🎪 #EYATiny #EYA Explore Your Archive

Circus management often exaggerated the physical attributes of showman, John Kempster. He was advertised as being 8 ft 8. This photo isn’t suspicious at all right?! #EYAHuge #EYA Explore Your Archive

Which of these fashionable outfits suits your mood today? Dress for the job you want this Monday morning inspired by these performers from Sanger Circus 🏴‍☠️🤡🤠🎀☂️ #EYAFashion #EYA Explore Your Archive

🎪 Celebrating 30 years of the National Fairground and Circus Archive! professorvanessa reflects on her Showmen roots, the people who inspired her, and the unique collections that shaped the National Fairground and Circus Archive. Discover her story and the archive’s legacy: bit.ly/4fMWP9O

Orton, Sons and Spooner Ltd, a British engineering company, used creatures from #mythology in their pioneering fairground ride designs such as dragons and unicorns 🦄🐉 Browse more of our digital collections here ➡️tinyurl.com/26x634d6 #EYAMythology #EYA Explore Your Archive

Many fairground rides have a #disco theme 🪩💃🪩🕺🪩 Would you go on any of these rides? #EYADisco #EYA Explore Your Archive

Meet the Rosaire #family! Fred Rosaire bought a fairground booth and took it on the road with his wife, Florence in 1904. Joined by their eight children, this one-man show soon became a successful family business! #EYAFamily #EYA Explore Your Archive

Animals feature heavily in fairground ride designs. Savage Brothers Ltd designed and made gallopers in the form of horses, cockerels and other animals. Find more items related to Savages in the display on Level 5 of Western Bank Library! 🎠 #EYAAnimals #EYA Explore Your Archive

VHS tapes, dragons, PDF files, ghost trains, newspapers, diaries, fleas, vinyl records, animals in circuses legislation, Billy Smart and glass slides are some of the things you can find in our archives… What would you put in #YourArchive? #EYAYourArchive #EYA Explore Your Archive

🎉HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY TO US!🌟 The 4th episode of our #NFCAat30 podcast is available to listen to on University of Sheffield Player and Youtube! This ep, our special guest is Professor Brendan Walker, the only thrill engineer in the world! Listen here ➡️ tinyurl.com/5buw6eje

🎉HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY TO US🌟 We are celebrating 30 years of the NFCA by releasing a podcast series on University of Sheffield Player and YouTube! The 5th #NFCAat30 episode features the President of the Circus Friends Association of Great Britain, Mark Twitchett! tinyurl.com/2fd68cbr

Our Reading Room closes for Christmas after Thursday 19th December and reopens on Monday 6th January. Our enquiry service will close after Friday 20th December and will reopen on 2nd January. We hope everyone has a wonderful festive break when it gets here!

🎉HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY TO US🌟 Next up in our #NFCAat30 podcast is special guest Joanna Whittle jowhittle-art , an artist who works with landscape and archival sources and collections. Listen to all episodes on University of Sheffield Player and our YouTube channel ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdhjcnhy

🎉In 2024 we celebrated 30 years of the National Fairground and Circus Archive!🎉 Our #NFCAat30 podcast highlights some of the amazing collections we hold and incredible people we have worked with. Listen NOW on University of Sheffield Player ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdcmnd4z