Fair Collection (page 9)

Art. Entertainment. Fair show: Gros Jean's daughter lost. Poster, France, c.1705 (poster)
3434583 Art. Entertainment. Fair show: Gros Jean's daughter lost. Poster, France, c.1705 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertainment)

Litho Berlin Treptow, Commercial Exhibition 1896, Ships
950440 Litho Berlin Treptow, Commercial Exhibition 1896, Ships; Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Henry Thompson (1820-1904) cartoon by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini), Vanity Fair, London, 1 August 1874
530725 Henry Thompson (1820-1904) cartoon by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini), Vanity Fair, London, 1 August 1874. British surgeon (Lithotomy) treated Leopold I and Napoleon III

First Air Show in Paris after the war: aviorex parachutes are the only ones to be exposed as officially adopted
3568684 First Air Show in Paris after the war: aviorex parachutes are the only ones to be exposed as officially adopted parachute by Unknown photographer

Statue of The Republic, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (engraving)
8631595 Statue of The Republic, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (engraving) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bartholomew Fair, title-page illustration (engraving)
8632589 Bartholomew Fair, title-page illustration (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair, title-page illustration)

Effigy of Rayer (engraving)
8632588 Effigy of Rayer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Effigy of Rayer. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn)

Head of Rayer (engraving)
8632585 Head of Rayer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of Rayer. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn)

Mountebank and Zany (engraving)
8632573 Mountebank and Zany (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mountebank and Zany)

Peepshow of the Siege of Gibraltar (engraving)
8632571 Peepshow of the Siege of Gibraltar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peepshow of the Siege of Gibraltar)

Gin Stall (engraving)
8632569 Gin Stall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gin Stall. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn, George Routledge)

Rope Dancing Booth, 1728 (engraving)
8632567 Rope Dancing Booth, 1728 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rope Dancing Booth, 1728)

Fawkes, the Conjuror's Booth, 1728 (engraving)
8632566 Fawkes, the Conjuror's Booth, 1728 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fawkes, the Conjuror's Booth, 1728)

Tiddy Doll, the Gingerbread Baker, 1750 (engraving)
8632562 Tiddy Doll, the Gingerbread Baker, 1750 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tiddy Doll, the Gingerbread Baker, 1750)

Punch's Puppet Show, 1790 (engraving)
8632557 Punch's Puppet Show, 1790 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch's Puppet Show, 1790)

Toby, the Learned Pig (engraving)
8632549 Toby, the Learned Pig (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toby, the Learned Pig)

The Amazing Pig of Knowledge (engraving)
8632546 The Amazing Pig of Knowledge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Amazing Pig of Knowledge)

The Learned Cats (engraving)
8632543 The Learned Cats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Learned Cats. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn)

Jahrmarkt / Fair (colour litho)
8666307 Jahrmarkt / Fair (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jahrmarkt)

Two children at the Dinkelsbuhl Mittelfranken children's fair (postcard)
7377759 Two children at the Dinkelsbuhl Mittelfranken children's fair (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Illustration depicting a March fair, where servants could be hired by wealthy families, 1790 (engraving)
5616458 Illustration depicting a March fair, where servants could be hired by wealthy families, 1790 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman of Polet, Dieppe, dressed for a festival
5855730 Woman of Polet, Dieppe, dressed for a festival; (add.info.: Woman of Polet, Dieppe, dressed for a festival. The simple headdress is difficult to reconcile with the decoration of the clothes)

Illustration of Frederic Bouchot (1798-1860) in " Chanson illustree", ca
ICA4841336 Illustration of Frederic Bouchot (1798-1860) in " Chanson illustree", ca. 1840 - Pannotet aux champs-elysees - Jeu

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: quai port Bretagne, edge of the Loire, fair with stands and games, 1900
LUX4800593 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: quai port Bretagne, edge of the Loire, fair with stands and games, 1900 -; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: oil field of Campina, feast and walk in the village of Campani with the population in
LUX4787388 Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: oil field of Campina, feast and walk in the village of Campani with the population in traditional clothes and umbrellas rush around the maneges

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a carnival with a steamwood manege and a few badauds and town sergeant, 1895
LUX4786771 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a carnival with a steamwood manege and a few badauds and town sergeant, 1895; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1873-2-20 - Republicain Republique, President of the Republic
ICA4870830 Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1873-2-20 - Republicain Republique, President of the Republic, Constitution

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: Defile in a festival of musical harmonies and orpheons, 1900
LUX4765302 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Toulon: Defile in a festival of musical harmonies and orpheons, 1900; (add.info.: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: Carnival, animated view with cinematographer stands
LUX4768141 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Saint-Die: Carnival, animated view with cinematographer stands, art vision and Lumiere apparatus, 1900; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Vosges (88)

Art. Entertainment. Fair's comedians. Poster, France, 1710 (engraving)
3434581 Art. Entertainment. Fair's comedians. Poster, France, 1710 (engraving); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertainment. Fair's comedians)

The Champ de Mars during the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878 (engraving)
3058491 The Champ de Mars during the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878 (engraving); (add.info.: From The Magazine of Art published 1878); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Interior of an art exhibition in London
3566169 Interior of an art exhibition in London by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: London, Pimlico, Warwick Street)

Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print)
DUV4218380 Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print); 23x16 cm; (add.info.: Lettre V: visite a la foire. In "Alphabet de mes poupees")

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638751 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Priory Seal, Rayer (engraving)
8632591 Priory Seal, Rayer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Priory Seal, Rayer)

Bartholomew Fair (engraving)
8632583 Bartholomew Fair (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn)

The Hand and Shears (engraving)
8632581 The Hand and Shears (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hand and Shears)

Delicate Pig and Pork (engraving)
8632565 Delicate Pig and Pork (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Delicate Pig and Pork)

Powell, the Fire Eater, 1760 (engraving)
8632561 Powell, the Fire Eater, 1760 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Powell, the Fire Eater, 1760)

Scene in a Puppet Show, Pull Devil, Pull Baker (engraving)
8632558 Scene in a Puppet Show, Pull Devil, Pull Baker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in a Puppet Show, Pull Devil, Pull Baker)

The Show Booths at the Fair (engraving)
8632552 The Show Booths at the Fair (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Show Booths at the Fair)

Mr Simon Peep (engraving)
8632551 Mr Simon Peep (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Simon Peep. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn)

Tail Piece (engraving)
8632544 Tail Piece (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tail Piece. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn, George Routledge)

President Cleveland at the opening of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (engraving)
8631650 President Cleveland at the opening of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (engraving) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630767 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Earl's Court exhibitions (engraving)
8631604 Earl's Court exhibitions (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Water tobogganing at Captain Boyton's Water Show)

35 feet high column of oranges at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (engraving)
8631596 35 feet high column of oranges at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fair at Piacenza, Italy (engraving)
8676984 Fair at Piacenza, Italy (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fair at Piacenza, Italy)

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"The Fair: A Timeless Celebration of Joy and Wonder" Step right up. The Goose Fair in Nottingham, with its vibrant lights and exhilarating rides, has been enchanting visitors for centuries. Arthur Spooner would tell you tales of the laughter and excitement that filled the air. In the pages of Vanity Fair, Lloyd George's charisma shone through as he navigated the political landscape with finesse. Meanwhile, Hull Fair in 1905 brought together people from all walks of life to revel in a whirlwind of sights, sounds, and flavors. Battersea Park Fun Fair in London became a playground for thrill-seekers young and old. The First Ferris wheel at Chicago World's Fair in 1893 took riders to new heights, offering breathtaking views that left them awestruck. The Helter Skelter at Hunstanton fairground provided an adrenaline rush like no other. Its spiraling slide was a symbol of carefree fun amidst the serene beauty of Norfolk. Disraeli's wit sparkled within the pages of Vanity Fair while W. S Gilbert's creative genius captivated audiences far and wide. "The Blaydon Races - A Study from Life" immortalized a moment frozen in time on canvas; capturing the spirit and energy of horse racing enthusiasts. Pleasure Beach boasted "The Big One, " Europe's largest roller coaster standing tall at 235ft. It sent hearts racing as it twisted and turned through loops that defied gravity itself. Tennyson found himself immortalized by Ape's caricature in Vanity Fair; his words echoing through generations as they stirred emotions deep within our souls. And who could forget Sir George Orby Wombwell? His presence graced Vanity Fair’s pages with elegance befitting his status as a baronet. From ancient traditions to modern marvels, fairs have always held a special place in our hearts – where joy meets wonderment, and memories are made.