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Animals

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1107 Collections and/or Records:

Thames Television Invites you to Chipperfield's Circus Programme, c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.39
Scope and Contents

Roy Hudd, ringmaster, Las Ballan, cycling troupe, Duo Nowinski perch act, Laner Brothers Wild West, Charlie Cairoli and company clowns, Gene Mendez high wire and animals. 4p.p.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

Thames Television Invites you to Chipperfield's Circus Programme, c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.40
Scope and Contents

Roy Hudd, ringmaster, Markus with Rosita, balancing and strongman, balancing act, The Saltas trapeze, and animals, Charlie Cairoli and company clowns and animals, Signed by Roy hudd, 4p.p.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

The African Glen Handbill, 1 June 1835

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.70
Scope and Contents

The African Glen at Royal Colosseum Theatre. Stuffed animals, village recreations etc. Printed by William Clowes, 14 Charing Cross, London, 2pp.

Dates: 1 June 1835

The All New Cottle Sisters Poster, Tuesday 1 - Sunday 13 August 1995

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.62
Scope and Contents

Bournemouth. Colour illustration of the Cottle sisters and a gorilla.

Dates: Tuesday 1 - Sunday 13 August 1995

The Cairoli Family Circus and Chipperfield's Circus Films, c1950 - 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178D13.2
Scope and Contents BBC1, Chipperfield Advance Film Unit. Colour, sound and background music. DVD 1 assorted clips of the Cairoli family circus acts including bareback riding, gymnastics and clowning, behind the scenes clips, circus scenes in French and narration about the 'white face clown' in English, narrated in German tv broadcast. BBC 1 programme on Robert Brothers Circus, narrated in English, showing circus scenes, performers and animals, 01:27:01 mins. DVD 2 Black and white footage of Chipperfields...
Dates: c1950 - 1959

The Empire Programme, 20 July 1896

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.68
Scope and Contents

Black and white illustration of a female dancer on the front cover and black type, inside programme listing La Danse, Dayton Family, Dutch Daily, Elz a & Kate, Les Minstrels Dumond, Taffary's performing dogs, Lumiere's cinematographe, Ducreux & Geralduc, Monsier Grais, Sisters Abbot, Faust and Larsen Family. Contains commercial advertising, 2p.p.

Dates: 20 July 1896

The Empire Programme, 26 October 1896

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.69
Scope and Contents

Black and white illustration of a female dancer on the front cover and black type, inside programme listing Filli's Dogs, Solerno, The Three Harveys, Jenny Mills, Lumiere's Cinematographe, Miss Ruth Davenport, Bale Troupe, Mdlle. Nixau, Monte Cristo, Sisters Don, The Joscarys and The Pantolinos. Contains commercial advertising, 2p.p.

Dates: 26 October 1896

The Famous Continental Circus Berlin Poster, 1991

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.48
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of horses. Left blank for overprinting location and date. Printed by W.E. Berry Limited Bradford UK.

Dates: 1991

The Feast of Ishitar, Hold that Tiger, Fearless Antics, The Flame Smashers, Misbehaving Husbands, Mickey’s Menagerie, and Be My King Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 30: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.284
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Cyldon. 300 feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Mickey Rooney as Mickey McGuire in 'Mickey’s Menagerie'. Fanfare trumpeters from 'The Feast of Ishitar'. Lupino Lane and Wallace Lane in 'Be My King'. Also features Ken Maynard, and sea lions at Chessington Zoo.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

The Golf Nut, Law of the Jungle, The Channel Swimmer, and Safety Last Film, 1920 - 1929

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 31: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.305
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Grasso. 350 feet. Mack Sennett. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Billy Bevan in 'The Golf Nut'. Eddie Quinlan in 'The Channel Swimmer'. Harold Lloyd in 'Safety Last'. Also features animal scenes including; lions, and snake versus mongoose in 'Law of the Jungle'.

Dates: 1920 - 1929

The Great Carmo Circus Programme, c1937

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.602
Scope and Contents

Red type in the centre within a circle and red illustrations of Carmo's head in three different personas including Chinese, Egyptian and Indian costumes around it and a lion on the bottom section, also outline of circus acts in the corners including trapeze, equestrian and high wire on a yellowish background on the front cover, inside programme, 2p.p.

Dates: c1937

The Great Carmo's Circus and Menagerie Poster, 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.41
Scope and Contents

Baby June the cycling elephant, the only one in the world. Colour illustration in the centre, of elephant on trycicle with girl in white dress on the right and hobo clown on the left within a blue circle and yellow margins containing illustrations of elephants, horse and carriage with performers and elephant and the face of a man on top left also within a circle.

Dates: 1929

The Great Caucasian Circus Programme, 1945

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.248
Scope and Contents

Blue and white illustration of roaring lion's head within a circle and blue and white type on blue and white background on front cover, inside blue type programme, 2p.p

Dates: 1945

The Great Olympia Hippodrome and Circus Programme, 1887

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.14
Scope and Contents Lilliputian pony act by Fe Fo Fi Fum, The Enchanted Hats comedy act by Messieurs Etherdo and Pugh, Senor George equestrian act, Alber clown, Achmet Pasha slack wire act, La Poste by Mr. Hull equestrian act, Rumbo clown, Mephisto contorsionist, Roman Games, Ladies' Steeple-Chase, Olympian Race, Pigmy Flat Race, Roman Chariot Race, Broncho Horses, Mdlle. Mancini equestrian act, Jolly Juba clown, Daring Globe Ascension by Mons. Rossini, Mons. Austin aerial act, Mons. Emile equestrian act, Mm....
Dates: 1887

The Industrious Fleas Handbill, c1833

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.52
Scope and Contents

The Industrious Fleas at 209 Regent Street. Various flea shows including 'The flea Hercules' & 'The Flea duel'. Illustrated. Printed by G. Scace, 62 Tottenham Court Road.

Dates: c1833

The Kennel Club Registration Card, 1950 - 1963

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Reference code: 178Z22.5
Scope and Contents

The Kennel Club registration card for Golvics Susan, owned by Mrs G. Jeffreys, for the registration of a black Cocker Spaniel.

Dates: 1950 - 1963

The Lion Tamer Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.278
Scope and Contents

9.5mm, Pathescope. 350 feet. 2 Reels. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

The Lion Tamer Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.181
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. VHS PAL. Scenes from the 9.5mm Silent film. Also contains the Sanger memorial at St John Cemetery Margate, Lord George Sanger’s Circus, and James Freeman ‘Pimpo the Clown’.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

The Lion Tamer Part Two Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.323(i)
Scope and Contents

9.5mm, Pathescope. 300 feet. Black and White, Silent.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

The Lion Tamer, The Wandering Elephant, Eastern Antics, Phantom Rider, Three Little Bruins Go Camping, Joey the Donkey, and The New Pico Pet Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 26: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.251
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from cartoons and commercial films. Includes; Bucky and Petito in 'The Wandering Elephant'. Lupino Lane in 'Eastern Antics'. Ken Maynard in 'Phantom Rider'. Also features scenes of ladies, chimps and bears, animals in the zoo, and a scene with Laurel and Hardy.

Dates: c1907 - 2001