Nitrate film by Edison [EMP 86]. Prod., f./ph: W. K. L. Dickson, William Heise; cast: Annie Oakley, showing famous sharpshooter performer Annie Oakley shooting at a target.

Colour illustration of large clown face wearing a green rounded hat with orange ribbon, rearing horse on centre left and two smaller clowns one on top right wearing an orange suit and blue ruffle neck and one riding a small motorbike wearing a blue and orange stripey suit on bottom right, over a yellow background

John Lemm at The Oxford. John Lemm - Famous Wrestling Champion. "John Lemm will forfeit the sum of five pounds to any man whom he fails to defeat in ten minutes. (No challenges will be accepted from the front of the house)". Photograph. Printed by Oldfield and Co., Camberwell New Road, S.E.

London. Lerner & Lowe’s Camelot, Richard Harris, Fiona Fullerton, Robert Meadmore. Contains colour illustrations, 20p.p.

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Boots, Auto-Load. 300 Feet. Universal Pictures. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Albert Austin in 'A Dogs Life'. Joe Cook in 'Nose for News'. Bridget Bardot in '4 Ballets of BB'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson in 'With Love and Hisses'. Also includes scenes of female Wrestlers, giraffes, zebras, peacock and lions. Supplied by Perry’s Movies Ltd.

Monochrome blue illustration of a man walking a tightrope blindfolded with another man standing on his shoulders, background pink, type blue

Monochrome black illustrations of a strongman with a weight in each hand and a weight suspended from his tongue, and seventeen people sitting in a car, background blue, type black

Monochrome black illustration of a clown, background yellow, type black

Colwyn Bay. Catlin’s Royal Pierrots. Also at Scarborough, Llandudno and Touring Company. Mr Jackson Brown comedian, Mr Percy R. Willing pianist & accompanist, Mr James Carson comedian, Mr Louis Fredericks, Miss May A. Willis comedienne & dancer, Mr Sidney Frere, Mr Scott Richards basso, Miss Rita Hope soprano, Miss Ethel Beech soubrette. Contains handwritten notes. Printed by WH Smith & Son, Printers, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, 8p.p.

Drummond Road, Skegness. Frank A. Terry presents Aladdin and his wonderful Lamp with Les Lee & Al Dixon, Gloria Levine acrobatic Dancer and others. Printed by C.H. Major & Co. Ltd.

‘Those Good Old Days’ starring Gary Webb, Ken Joy, Barbara Jackson and others. Travelling show from City Varieties Leeds. Neon yellow, orange curtains, black and red type.

Engraving on paper by George Jones (1786-1869), printed by W. Wise and published by Robert Wilkinson, No. 58 Cornhill. Two black and white illustrations, on top interior view of theatre with equestrian act on the edge and other performers in the centre, band on bottom right and audience on balconies, on the bottom external view of building.

This collection contains a large number of posters as well as business records including records of artist bookings, accounts, scrapbooks, contracts and correspondence.

Birkenhead. Saker Harlow Trio! Continental Eccentrics, James Dubois, ‘Pongo’ the man monkey, gymnastic, entertainment, Letta and Minnie, Florence Chester Queen of African Coon and descriptive vocalist, Rose Conroy Serio-comic Vocalist and Burlesque Actress, Gus Harris vocal character comedian, Lily Lever ballad and descriptive vocalist, Ryan and Hal L-pantomimic act. Red, blue and yellow type on white background. Printed by S Griffith & Co, Printers, Liverpool.

Birkenhead. Tom Leamore comedian, The Four Vampires pantomimists, Major Doyle Lilliputian Comedian, Robert Gilbert’s marvellous troupe of acrobatic dogs, The Three Sisters Slater-song and dance, Jesse Burton baritone and descriptive vocalist, The Vitascope, The 2 Emeralds duettists and expert dancers, Lily Marney Irish Comedienne. Red, blue and yellow type on white background. Printed by S Griffith & Co, Printers, Liverpool.

Birkenhead. Grand re-opening. The Killeno Family Male and Female Acrobats, Miss Myra Massey Double-voiced Vocalist, Captain Slingsby The Intercepted Letter, Mr Frank Seymour Eccentric Comedian, Vocalist and Dancer, Evalo and Roisso The Clown and the Turk, Mr J. Forde Irish Comedian, Vocalist and Dancer, Prof. Norton Royal Court Conjuror and Card King, Poole’s Minstrels. Green and red type on off white background. Printed by S. Griffith & Co, Printers, Liverpool.