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CYRIL CRITCHLOW COLLECTION<br />

VOLUME 68<br />

TOWER<br />

1936 – 1974<br />

Vol 68 p 1 Programme Tower Ballroom March 28 th 1937. “Grand Radio Celebrity Concert”.<br />

Evelyn Dall, Sam Browne, Ronald Frankau, Norman Newman and the Tower Band.<br />

Reginald Dixon [<strong>Blackpool</strong> Central Library <strong>Collection</strong>]<br />

Vol 68 p 2 Photograph (and attached calendar) showing Reginald Dixon at the Organ.<br />

Vol 68 p 3 Two postcards showing wartime organist Ena Baga.<br />

Two postcards showing Bertini and his Band.<br />

Vol 68 p 4 Artist’s illustration of Tower Ballroom.<br />

Vol 68 p 5 Envelope addressed to Mrs L. Sanger, 49, Caunce Street, <strong>Blackpool</strong>, showing on<br />

reverse an aerial view of “<strong>The</strong> Big Six” of <strong>Blackpool</strong>’s entertainment venues.<br />

1938 cutting advertising Tower Restaurant.<br />

Vol 68 p 6 Signed postcard Joe Kirkham (band leader)<br />

Three photographs (two signed) of Reginald Dixon.<br />

Vol 68 p 7 Miscellaneous images Tower Café, Ivy Benson.<br />

Vol 68 p 8 Photograph of Claudine.<br />

Vol 68 p 9 – 13 Four programmes 1942 “Carnegie Trust Concerts” (Halle Orchestra)<br />

Vol 68 p 14 Programme Dec 9 th 1948. “<strong>The</strong> Messiah” Ena Mitchell, Kathleen Ferrier, Heddle Nash<br />

and Arthur Copley.<br />

Vol 68 p 15 Programme “<strong>Blackpool</strong> Tower Children’s Spectacular 1949 Ballet”<br />

Vol 68 p 16 Programme July 10 th 1949. “Geraldo and his Concert Orchestra”. Tower Ballroom.<br />

Vol 68 p 17 Programme “<strong>The</strong> Dream Ship” (Children’s Ballet 1950)<br />

Vol 68 p 18 Programme 5 th December 1951 “<strong>The</strong> Messiah” (<strong>Blackpool</strong> Philharmonic Society 30 th<br />

annual festival performance).<br />

Vol 68 p 19 Illustrated souvenir and guide (early 1950s) “<strong>Blackpool</strong> Tower in the sixtieth year of<br />

our progress” [<strong>Blackpool</strong> Central Library <strong>Collection</strong>]<br />

Vol 68 p 20 Programme Children’s Ballet of 1953 [<strong>Blackpool</strong> Central Library <strong>Collection</strong>]<br />

Vol 68 p 21 Programme Children’s Ballet of 1954 [<strong>Blackpool</strong> Central Library <strong>Collection</strong>]<br />

Vol 68 p 22 Photograph of Ocean Room performers?<br />

Programme card for Children’s Ballet of 1956. “Here we go Again”<br />

Vol 68 p 23 Postcard of lightning striking the Tower.<br />

Photograph of a dancing act in the Tower Ballroom.

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