Showman
Found in 718 Collections and/or Records:
Lecture Hall Poster, Tuesday 3 March c1857
St. Andrews. Black type on white background, The Day Exhibition, The Mayor, The Great Oritingal Diorama of the Rhine, Mr Albert Smith, The Queen, Gompertz's Panorama, Garibaldi's Campaign in Italy, City of Genoa, The Battle of Calatafimi, Mount Etna, City and harbour of Messina, The Battle of the Volturno, City of Jerusalem, Crypt of the Holy Secpulchre.
Letter from the Deputy City Clerk of Winnipeg, 1 February 1966
Letter to Gwenda Sanger from Deputy City Clerk of Winnipeg, Canada, sending sympathy and condolences regarding the death of Mr John William Sanger. Typescript, original & Photocopy.
Letter to Barnum and Sanger Circus, 18 March 1888
Letter to Sanger and Barnum Circus from Pauline Vermersch. Ink on ruled paper. Manuscript, 2p.p.
Lewis Family Biographical Material, 1831 - 1901
Research material relating to the Lewis family, including birth, marriage and death certificates and census records.
Life of Lord Geo. Sanger, The World's Greatest Showman Article, c1880 - 1899
Interview and life story of George Sanger contained in a booklet with his portrait on the front page printed in several different colours, 6p.p.
Lindsay Temple's Circus Photographs, 1970 - 1976
Black and white photographs of circus performers and animals, mainly in the ring and portrait of Lindsay Temple with Franz Althoff and Charles Cairoli, mainly stamped by David Jamieson.
Liz Gray Collection
This collection contains a small amount of postcards from the 1908 Franco-British exhibition in London and two videos, one about the Priddy fair and another one about the Cole fairground family.
London Fairs Film, c1959 - 1972
Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of London fairs including Blackheath and Clapham. 8mm format. Silent. Along with locations, title reads: 'Dad' and 'Mrs Ayers'.
Lord John Sanger Scrapbook, 1911
Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings on the death and funeral of Lord George Sanger, also contains some correspondence and other items of ephemera, 17p.p.
Lord John Sanger & Sons Hippodrome & Circus Poster, 2 May 1892
Kingsholm Football Field, Gloucester. Colour illustrations showing performers in costume and two views of the centre circus ring with two completely different acts, a skating spectacular on the top section and a large menagerie parade and a wide range of acts on the bottom section and some descriptions. Also accompanying copy of advertisement from the Gloucester Journal dated 23 April 1892.
Lulu Adams Collection
This collection contains business records, newspaper cuttings, programmes, notebooks and handbills, as well as a collection of black and white photographs, some original artwork and other items relating to Lulu Adam’s personal life and career
Madison Square Garden Productions in Association with Cyril Bertram Mills Presents Centre Circus Programme, 20 July - 28 August 1978
Mills present Centre Circus. Brighton Centre. The Four Vulcanus fire act, Hoppes’s rodeo Mules, The Kam-Tai troupe balancing act and others. Contains photos, 12p.p.
Majorca Bullfight film, 1964
Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth while on holiday with his family. Silent. Colour.
Majorca Film, 1960
Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of family holidays abroad. 8mm format. No leader. Silent. Colour.
Majorca: Ladybird Film, 1971
Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of family holidays abroad. Super8 format. Silent. Colour.
Malcolm Airey Circus and Theatre Collection
This collection contains a large number of books, programmes, photographs, research and related notebooks as well as correspondence. Many programmes contain inserts of tickets, notes from Malcolm Airey and other inserts. Amongst others the collection contains examples from the Bertram Mills Circus, Blackpool Tower Ballroom and Billy Smart's circus. There are also technical plans and drawings
Maplesone Brothers' Great Panorama of America and Canada Programme, c1883
Margaret Whitaker Collection
Fairground drawings and photographs by Margaret Whitaker.
Market Hall Poster, Monday 6 August 1883
St. Austell. Entry of Sir Garnet Wolseley with British Forces into Cairo. Alexandria Bombardment on Fire and in Ruins, Poole's World Diorama, Events in Egypt, Review of British Troops, Mr Harry Stewart, Mr Felix Somers, Mr Oscar Hartwell, Poole's Splendid Bands. Black type on stripey orange and white background. Printed by Theophilus Crever, Steam Printer, Unition Street, Phymouth.
Marriage Certificate, 2 July 1884
Photocopy of James Williams and Rachel Weston's marriage certificate.