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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4321 Collections and/or Records:

Billy Smart's the Quality Big Top Show Handbill, 1993

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 47: Series 178K44; Series 178T42
Reference code: 178T42.5
Scope and Contents

Front side: title, drawing of trapeze artists, date, and location. Back side: circus infromation, seating chart, seat prices, and schedule. 1 page.

Dates: 1993

Billy Smart's the Quality Big Top Show Handbill, 1993

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 47: Series 178K44; Series 178T42
Reference code: 178T42.7
Scope and Contents

Front side: title, drawing of a clown face, location, dates, and booking phone number. Back side: circus information, seating chart, seat prices, and schedule. 1 page.

Dates: 1993

Billy Smart's the Quality Big Top Show Handbill, 1993

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 47: Series 178K44; Series 178T42
Reference code: 178T42.8
Scope and Contents

Front side: title, draing of a clown face, location, dates, and 'Exclusive offer to NSE Travellers'. Back side: circus information, seating chart, seat prices, special offer information, and schedule. 1 page.

Dates: 1993

Billy Smart’s The Quality Show Circus Poster, 1993

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 51: Series 178H21; Series 178M17; Series 178R7
Reference code: 178R7.106
Scope and Contents

Fragile. Richmond Old Deer Park, 22 October to 20 November 1993. Colour illustration of circus performers coming out of a large white and red Smart’s Circus tent and a large harlequin clown leaning over the tent on the top right section, on a blue background.

Dates: 1993

Billy Smart's The Quality Show Handbill, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 47: Series 178K44; Series 178T42
Reference code: 178T42.10
Scope and Contents

Two handbills for Billy Smarts The Quality Show, one for London Clapham Common and one for Cambridge. The front features a colour illustration of a clown balancing on a ball. The back features performance dates and times, seating plan, ticket prices and how to book.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Billy Smart's The Quality Show Promotional Material, 1998

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 42: Series 178I24
Reference code: 178I24.7
Scope and Contents

Contains colour photographs of the performers and their names; timeline of Smart family circus; photographs of setting up the Big Top; old Black and white photographs of the Smart family.

Dates: 1998

Billy Smart's World's Greatest Circus Handbill, c1950-1999

 File
Reference code: 178T40.66
Scope and Contents

Clapham Common, 25 October to 13 November. Red, blue, black and white type on red and white backgrounds with blue, red and white illustration of elephant's head on top right corner holding a circus sign with its trunk and a small animal tamer on bottom right

Dates: c1950-1999

Billy Smart's World's Greatest Circus Handbill, 17 March - 2 April 1966

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.67
Scope and Contents

Birmingham, Hay Mills, Hay Barn recreation ground. Red, blue, black and white type on red and white backgrounds with blue, red and white illustration of elephant's head on top right corner holding a circus sign with its trunk and a small animal tamer on bottom right

Dates: 17 March - 2 April 1966

Billy Smart's World's Greatest Circus Handbill, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.68
Scope and Contents

Birmingham, Hay Mills, Hay Barn recreation ground, 27 March to 13 April. Red, blue, black and white type on red and white backgrounds with blue, red and white illustration of elephant's head on top right corner holding a circus sign with its trunk and a small animal tamer on bottom right

Dates: c1950-1999

Bingley Hall Christmas Circus Programme, 1981 - 1982

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.278
Scope and Contents

Programme in black type on white background on front cover, black and white photographs of performers and acts with text in the centre and back cover, 2p.p

Dates: 1981 - 1982

Bird costume sketch, c2000

 Item
Reference code: 178H28.2
Scope and Contents

Black ink sketch for a Bird costume from one of Skinning the Cat's shows.

Dates: c2000

Black and White Paintings of Circus Perrier Name Logo, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 53: Series 178V12
Reference code: 178V12.19
Scope and Contents

Painted on board.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Black Blindfold, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 41: Series 178I24; Series 178N6; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.32
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Blackpool Spectacular Tower Circus Programme, 1997

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.84
Scope and Contents

Colour photograph of clown on a black background with colour balls and scrolls on the front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of performers and acts with text, and programme in the centre on glossy paper, 6p.p.

Dates: 1997

Blackpool Superdrome Film, 1991

 Item
Reference code: 178D4.5
Scope and Contents

Film showing footage on VHS cassette format of circus at Blackpool Superdrome from an Italian television special programme.

Dates: 1991

Blackpool Tower and Chipperfield Circus Photographic Album, 1940 - 1951

 Item
Reference code: 178C108.415
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards of acts and performers on and off the ring with annotations, 15p.p.

Dates: 1940 - 1951

Blackpool Tower and Winter Gardens Programme, 1941

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.52
Scope and Contents

Green and white illustration of the promenade with the tower and the beach at night on front cover, inside blue and white photographs of performers with text and event programmes, 7p.p.

Dates: 1941

Blackpool Tower and Winter Garderns Programme, 1940

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.37
Scope and Contents

Golden embossed illustration of the Tower and the Winter Gardens on red and blue background, colour illustrations, some black and white photographs and programmes of events, also commercial adverstising inside, 24p.p.

Dates: 1940

Blackpool Tower and Winter Garderns Programme, c1940 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.38
Scope and Contents

Red and black embossed illustrations over a golden background with a cut out shape on the right showing the Tower through, colour illustrations, some black and white photographs and programmes of events, also commercial adverstising inside, 22p.p.

Dates: c1940 - 1949

Blackpool Tower Circus Fantastic' 75 Poster, 1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.146
Scope and Contents

Charlie Cairoli, Mary Chipperfield. Colour illustrations of a clown, a woman riding horseback, horses, a zebra, a lion, tigers and an elephants against a blue background, type in yellow, orange and white.

Dates: 1975