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Menageries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:

Beautiful Black Tiger Poster, c1800 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.10
Scope and Contents Royal Menagerie Exeter's Change. Male lions, lioness and three young cubs, Bengal Royal tiger, panther, leopards, hyenas, black tiger, oriental porcupines, lynxes, sea lion, male elephant, gnu, quaggas, southern ostriches, capaibara, nilghau, argeelah or adjuntant of Bengal, samboo, pelican of the wilderness, spatulas or spoon bills, black swans, silver vulture, horned owl, kangaroo, newtria, a variety of rare birds, the skeleton of a spermaceli whale. Black type on off white background, on...
Dates: c1800 - 1899

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, 26 October - 14 November 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.125
Scope and Contents

Clapham Common. White and red type on blue and white background. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 26 October - 14 November 1959

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.130
Scope and Contents

Gloucester, The Oxleaze, 1-6 May. White, yellow and red type on blue and white background. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.131
Scope and Contents

Worcester, The Pitchcroft, 10-12 September. Plus Fairyland Fantasy. Yellow, white and blue type on dark blue, pink and white background. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.132
Scope and Contents

Clampham Common, 28 October to 23 November. White, yellow and red type on dark blue and white background. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.133
Scope and Contents

Porstmouth, Southsea Common, 27 July to 8 August. White, yellow and red type on dark blue and white background. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.135
Scope and Contents

Britain's largest circus. Produced by master showmen. White and yellow and red combined type on dark blue and red background with red and white border. Left blank to add location and date. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's New World Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.126
Scope and Contents

Edinburgh, Murray Fields, 24-29 May. See our 10 famous baby elephants walk from the station to the circus ground. Red and blue type on white background with blue border.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's New World Circus and Menagerie Poster, 16 November - 5 December 1953

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.129
Scope and Contents

Birmingham, Greyhound Stadium, car park. Red and blue type on white background with red border. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Nesfield Printing Works, Bradford.

Dates: 16 November - 5 December 1953

Bostock and Wombwell Medal Designs, c1846 - 1931

 File
Reference code: 178V11.60
Scope and Contents

Designs for Bostock and Wombwell menagerie medals with lions in the centre in red and gold and blue and gold, watercolour on grey card with pencil border by Dance and Duerden medal manufacturers, Morley, Leeds.

Dates: c1846 - 1931

Bostock and Wombwell Photographic Albums, 1900 - 1914

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.6-9
Scope and Contents

Four photographic albums containing black and white photographs of Bostock and Wombwell menageries, including animals, employees, a range of performers, locations and travelling and setting up scenes.

Dates: 1900 - 1914

Bostock and Wombwell's Menagerie Business Records, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178H24.5
Scope and Contents

Various documents related to the Bostock and Wombwell menagerie including correspondence with Birmingham Education Department, forms for contracts for ground and billposting, catalogue of animals and some stickers.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Bostock Menagerie Photographs, 1920 - 1934

 File
Reference code: 178C108.669-680
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards of Bostock and Wombwell menarie including images of the Bostocks and some perfomers, Bidewell and two photos of Alex Day with elephants.

Dates: 1920 - 1934

Bostock's Menagerie Front Design, c1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.54(iv)
Scope and Contents

Front elevation of Bostock's menagerie, showing heaving carving jungle decorations, scale.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Bostock's Menagerie Front Design, c1880 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.54(xi)
Scope and Contents

Jungle design wih statues of people and animals for Bostock's menagerie show.

Dates: c1880 - 1899

Bostock's Menagerie Front Design, c1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.54(xiv)
Scope and Contents

Front elevation of Bostock's menagerie truck, showing heaving carving decorations, scale 3/4".

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Business Records, c1900 - 1999

 Series
Reference code: 178H24
Scope and Contents

Business records comprissing minutes of meetings, books of accounts, receipts, annual statements and other documents related to the Circus Friends Association of Great Britain, Bertram Mills Circus, Hans Brick and Bostock and Wombwell.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Chipperfield Circus Programmes, c1900 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.230-280
Scope and Contents

Chipperfield Circus programmes including Chipperfield Brothers Circus and Sally Chipperfield Circus

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Chipperfield's Circus and Menagerie Programme, 1947

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.230
Scope and Contents

White and blue photograph of roaring tiger's head on top section and blue and pink type on pink and white background in the bottom section on the front cover, inside introduction, blue and white photographs of performers and acts with text and programme in the centre, 8p.p

Dates: 1947

Chipperfield's Circus and Menagerie Programme, 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.231
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of roaring tiger's head on top section and black and red type on red and white background in the bottom section on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of performers and acts with text and programme in the centre, 4p.p

Dates: 1949