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Showpeople in Wartime: Thriving Amidst Conflict

Explore the resilience and ingenuity of showpeople during the World Wars. From traction engines on army camps to fundraising fairs, discover their essential role in wartime communities. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of bombed sites and the lively spirit of wartime circuses and fairgrounds. Aerial photographs capture the enduring legacy of showpeople's contributions.

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Showpeople in Wartime: Thriving Amidst Conflict

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  1. SHOWPEOPLE IN WARTIME

  2. The First World War 1914 to 1918 Traction engines working on an army camp near Salisbury Plain 

  3. Second World War: Holidays at Home Fair on Southampton Common in 1942

  4. Raising money for the war effort

  5. Essential work during the war

  6. Merry-go-round and fortune teller’s caravan on bombed site in London Aerial photograph of Hoglands Park in Southampton, showing the circus and fairground, taken by the RAF on 3rd August 1945.

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