Bertram Mills Circus and Menagerie Handbill, c1930-1969

Item

Reference code: 178T40.49

Scope and Contents

Exeter, Wonford Playing fields, 9 to 14 July. Red, green and black type on off white background with listing of acts and green illustration of a lion walking the wire on top right. Printed by Herald Press, Arbroath

Dates

Creation: c1930-1969

Creator

From the Fonds: Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
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From the Fonds: Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Circus Pinder (Established 1854) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: London Hippodrome (Established 1900) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Olympia London (Established 1886) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Barnum & Bailey Circus (1881 - 1919) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Chapman Circus (1928 - 1940) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Barrett's Canadian Circus (1925 - 1956) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Robert Brothers Circus (Established 1944) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) (Organisation)
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From the Fonds: Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: The Agricultural Hall (1862 - 1943) (Organisation)
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From the Fonds: Keith, Charlie, 1836 - 1895 (Person)
From the Fonds: Blondin, Charles, 1824 - 1897 (Person)
From the Fonds: Bostock, Frank C., 1866 - 1912 (Person)
From the Fonds: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 2017) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Beatty, Clyde, 1903 - 1965 (Person)
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From the Fonds: Circus Busch (1903 - 1999) (Organisation)
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From the Fonds: Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
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From the Fonds: Circus Pinder (Established 1854) (Organisation)
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From the Fonds: Olympia London (Established 1886) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: The Association of Circus Proprietors of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Van Buren, Fred, Born c1930 (Person)
From the Fonds: Yokoi, Lilly, Born 1929 (Person)
From the Fonds: Van Amburgh, Isaac, 1808 - 1865 (Person)
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From the Fonds: Bingley Hall (1850 - 1984) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Jay, Peter, Born 1944 (Person)
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From the Fonds: Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) (Organisation)
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From the Fonds: Royal Exeter Menagerie (1773 - 1829) (The Strand, London) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus (Established c1957) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: Battersea Park Amusement Park (1858 - 1972) (Organisation)
From the Fonds: David Smart's Super Circus (c1980 - 1983) (Organisation)

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