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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4453 Collections and/or Records:

Bostock, Wombwell and Bailey's, Circus, Hippodrome and Menagerie Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1191
Scope and Contents

Black type and illustrations of circus acts on green paper, including acrobatics, equestrian acts and wild animals on front and black type on reverse

Dates: c1950-1999

Bostock's Big Circus, Jungle and Jolly Town Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.607
Scope and Contents

Edmund Road Drill Hall, Sheffield. Photocopy of programme, showing a female equestrian riding a horse and a clown holding a circus balloon in front of her on the front cover, inside programme and commercial advertising, 3p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Bostock's Circus Programme, 1919

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.609
Scope and Contents

Black type on orange paper with list of acts and floral border, newspaper cuttings glued to reverse. Printed by Biddle and Son Printers, Guildford.

Dates: 1919

Bostock's Jungle Circus and Laughter Show Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.608
Scope and Contents

Edmund Road Drill Hall, Sheffield. Photocopy of programme, showing a lion's head on the front cover, inside programme, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Bostock's Royal Italian Circus Programme, Wednesday 13 February 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.604
Scope and Contents

Wood Green Empire. Orange and black illustration of a woman with a head scarf and open arms stood behind books, music implements and art implements on bottom section and orange type on off white background on the front cover, inside, commercial advertising and programme in the centre. Printed by Geo. J. Smith and Co., Advertisting Contractors, 20 Easy Row, Birmingham, 4p.p.

Dates: Wednesday 13 February 1929

Bostock's Three Ring Circus Programme, 1928 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.605
Scope and Contents

Empress Hall Earl's Court, London. Colour illustration of roaring tiger's head breaking throught the paper and white type on blue background on the front cover, inside, black and white photographs of performers and acts, some text, programme and commercial advertising, 18p.p.

Dates: 1928 - 1929

Boswell Bros. Circus Poster, Saturday 17 December 1956 - Saturday 7 January 1957

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1091
Scope and Contents Milner Park, South car park. 3 Rubatis clowns, Tickey, atom and Francesco crazy-car, Rolf Pribyl tighrope act, June's Boston football terriers, The Tuscans comedy act, educated apes, elephants introduced by Stanley Boswell, Les Petroff, The Maravilhas Troupe acrobatic act, Ahn Bahn horse presented by Peter Charter, Bialla magic act, lions presented by Carl Fischer, 2 Heinkes cycling act, six Arab stallions, Four Flying Olympics aerial act, South Africa's National Circus. Yellow, white, blue...
Dates: Saturday 17 December 1956 - Saturday 7 January 1957

Boswell Bros. Circus Programme, 1952 - 1953

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.92
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of trapeze act in mid air over a yellow and pink background, small clown holding a white circle with a roaring lion's head in the centre on bottom left, on the front cover, inside introduction, black, green and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p.

Dates: 1952 - 1953

Boswell Wilkie Circus and Programmes of Circus in South Africa, c1900 - 2005

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.88-110
Scope and Contents

Programmes for South African circus Boswell and Wilkie.

Dates: c1900 - 2005

Boswell-Wilkie Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1185
Scope and Contents

Red, blue, black and white type on yellow background and colour illustration of white and red clown's head and shoulders, pointing at the viewer, the clown is wearing a small blue bowler hat with green ribbon, a yellow bowtie with large green polka dots with red rim and white gloves. Printed by De Jong - Litho, Robertson, C.P.

Dates: c1950-1999

Boswell Wilkie Circus Programme, c1960 - 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.90
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of two clown faces on right hand side and small circus ring on bottom left with different countrie's flags above on the front cover, inside introduction, colour and black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Dates: c1960 - 1969

Boswell-Wilkie Circus Programme, c1960 - 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.95
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of female aerial act in yellow bikini with pink stars hanging from a rope in the centre, over a circus ring with two elephants and clowns on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers on yellow background, with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Dates: c1960 - 1969

Boswell Wilkie Circus Programme, c1950 - 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.100
Scope and Contents

21st birthday programme. Colour photograph of group of clowns holding a white circle with text reading birthday 21st Verjaarsdag on a blue background on the front page, inside introduction, colour photographs on red background of acts and performers with text, programme and commercial advertising, 8p.p

Dates: c1950 - 1959

Boswell Wilkie Circus Programme, c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.101
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of laughing clown's face on a top section and roaring tiger's head and performing sea lions on bottom section, on front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

Boswell Wilkie Circus Programme, 1973 - 1974

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.102
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of laughing clown's face on orange background on front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Dates: 1973 - 1974

Boswell Wilkie Circus Programme, 1971 - 1972

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.103
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of a man in a brown trunks and a woman in a bikini and pink feathers hanging from a rope and trapeze acts on the background, over blue and white, on front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Dates: 1971 - 1972

Boswell Wilkie Circus Programmes, 1950 - 1990

 File
Reference code: 178K43.651
Scope and Contents

Boswell Wilkie Circus programmes, containing colour illustrations and photographs on the front covers, inside black and white and colour photographs of perfomers and acts with text, programme and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1950 - 1990

Boswell Wilkie Combined Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1088
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of two elephants standing on circus platforms, over a red and orange background and a clown's face in a circle on top right. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: c1950-1999

Boswell Wilkie Combined Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1090
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of heads of two clown's on bottom left, followed by two elephants riden by women in bikinis and a female riding a white horse. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: c1950-1999

Boswell's Circus Programme, 1954

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.91
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of clown face on bottom left and small circus ring with polar bear jumping through a hoop and animal trainer, trapeze act and woman seating on edge of ring on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 10p.p.

Dates: 1954