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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4453 Collections and/or Records:

Bertram Mills Circus Handbills, c1930-1969

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178T40.31-58
Scope and Contents

Bertram Mills Circus handbills for travelling shows, static shows at Olympia, Silver Jubilee shows

Dates: c1930-1969

Bertram Mills Circus Jigsaw Puzzles, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178Z50.23
Scope and Contents

Four boxes of Bertram Mill's Circus scenes 200 piece jigsaw puzzles and a jigsaw puzzle glued onto a wooden board

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Bertram Mills Circus Luncheon Booklets, 1931-1967

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178Z50.37
Scope and Contents

Booklets containing decorative front cover often showing circus scenes and artwork containing several pages with fold out table plans, guest lists, also separate invitations and postcards with time table and location of shows

Dates: 1931-1967

Bertram Mills Circus, Menagerie and Fun Fair Advertising Booklets and Cards, c1920 - 1969

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178I22.25
Scope and Contents

A range of booklets with different designs containing several pages with mainly black and white photographs of performers and acts, time tables of performances and booking information for shows at Olympia, Manchester, Hastings, Lincoln, Liverpool and York.

Dates: c1920 - 1969

Bertram Mills Circus Mirror Publication, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178I22.28
Scope and Contents

Second, third and special edition of the a publication by Bertram Mills circus about the circus, colour illustrations on front cover, inside they contain black and white illustrations of acts and performers and articles.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Bertram Mills Circus Mirror Third Edition Gouache, c1920 - 1967

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.43
Scope and Contents

Gouache on card. Design for cover of Bertram Mills Circus Mirror, signed by Leon Chossley. Colour illustration of a woman riding a white horses with smaller images of five clowns, a ringmaster, two elephants with trainer, a ballerina standing on the back of a horse and three high wire performers, background multicoloured, type black and red.

Dates: c1920 - 1967

Bertram Mills' Circus Olympia Grand Hall Poster, 22 December 1932 - 25 January 1933

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.588
Scope and Contents

Olympia Grand Hall. Jeanette's cricketing elephants. Colour illustration of an elephant with its tusks removed with a trainer in safari dress, background yellow and blue, type multicoloured. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Nesfield ST, Bradford

Dates: 22 December 1932 - 25 January 1933

Bertram Mills Circus Olympia Poster, 1959 - 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.581
Scope and Contents

Olympia. Background red with white stripes and blue, type yellow

Dates: 1959 - 1960

Bertram Mills Circus Photographs, c1900 - 1950

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.436-488
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of circus performers and animals including Coco the clown, Nicolia the animal tamer, Mills' horses and circus scenes.

Dates: c1900 - 1950

Bertram Mills Circus Plan, 18 December 1962 - 2 February 1963

 Item
Reference code: 178M16.2
Scope and Contents

Colour coded aerial plan of Bertram Mills circus ring at Olympia, Grand Hall.

Dates: 18 December 1962 - 2 February 1963

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 22 December 1932 - 25 January 1933

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.558
Scope and Contents

Olympia Grand Hall. Colour illustration of a roaring tiger, background multicoloured, type blue, black and white. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Nesfield ST, Bradford

Dates: 22 December 1932 - 25 January 1933

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, 22 December 1938 - 26 January 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.560
Scope and Contents

Booking sign for circus at Olympia Grand Hall. Colour illustration of a polar bear, background and type multicoloured. Printed W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: 22 December 1938 - 26 January 1939

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, 1962 - 1963

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.590
Scope and Contents

Olympia. Background blue, type yellow and orange

Dates: 1962 - 1963

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, Wednesday 21 December 1955

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.599
Scope and Contents

Olympia. In aid of the London Federation of Boys' Clubs, the royal performance in the presence of H. M. The Queen, and H. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh. Personal appearance of Eddie Calvert and his golden trumpet. Red and blue type in a white circle in the centre and colour illustration of white face clown on the left on a black background pointing at the letters. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: Wednesday 21 December 1955

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 1931 - 1 January 1932

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.601
Scope and Contents

Olympia, Grand Hall. White and yellow and red type on green, blue and black background and colour illustration of tiger's head in a circle on the bottom section. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Nesfield Street, Bradford

Dates: 1931 - 1 January 1932

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, c1929 - 1965

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.454
Scope and Contents

Nottingham, Goose Fair site, 16 to 28 April. Double sided, identical on both sides, printed on yellow card, type black and red

Dates: c1929 - 1965

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, c1929 - 1965

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.456
Scope and Contents

Booking sign for Bertram Mills circus. Colour illustration of a chimpanzee wearing clothes and a straw hat holding a phone to its ear, background blue, red and pink, type white, yellow and green

Dates: c1929 - 1965

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 6 - 15 July 1933

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.481
Scope and Contents Devonport, Brickfields. Togare and his tigers, The Wallendas, Sloan's burlesque horse, Bertram Mills' liberty horses presented by Mroczkowski, The Millimeter Girls, Gindl's mules, zebras and ponies, The Yung Dsai Chinese sword fighting and acrobatic display, Pim's Navy comedy trampolinists, Bertram Mills high school horses presented by Manzano,The Four Sloans stilt walkers, Salem springboard jumper, The Mirthquakers comic entree by Coco, Sloan and Beasy, Voltige by Salem, The Kemmys and Eva...
Dates: 6 - 15 July 1933

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 22 December 1936 - 27 January 1937

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.526
Scope and Contents

Olympia Grand Hall. The Great Frederico. Colour illustration of a man swinging from a rope by his mouth, background image of the circus ring, type multicoloured. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: 22 December 1936 - 27 January 1937

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, c1929-1965

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.531
Scope and Contents

Circular advertisment, reading 'Bertram Mills Circus Olympia Grand Hall, Book Now', background blue, border white, type yellow, orange and white

Dates: c1929-1965