Powell's Circus Royal Poster, c1800 - 1899
Scope and Contents
Bridge Road, Hammersmith, Monday 24th April and two following evenings. Mr. Powell and the Infant Equestrians on The Sprite of the Morning Star, Mons. Hengler on the tightrope, Master John Hengler, Master Polaski as the Hihgland Laddie equestrian act, Mr. Grant, strongman on Iron Arm, Little Grenadier or Lilliputian Warrior, still vaulting, Mr. Thorpe on the slack rope, Mr. Adams on Massaroni, The Brigand of the Alpes, King Arthur, The Sylph of the Circle, Morning Star, Jack the Giant Killer. Black type on off white background with black and white illustration of figures on landscape including a cupid a figure climbing up a ladder on a tree and a figure walking out of the sun. From the John Johnson Collection, Bodleian Library, Oxford. Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Oxford.
Dates
- Creation: c1800 - 1899
Creator
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Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
1 Item(s) ; 281mm x 810mm
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Physical Description
Reproduction
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
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