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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4453 Collections and/or Records:

Carrick Theatre Programme, c1940

 File
Reference code: 178K43.548
Scope and Contents

Southport. White and brown type on a green, white and brown background on the front cover, Bertram Mills Circus programme in the centre and commercial advertising, also contains a handbill for another event. Printed by Richard Whewell (Bolton)Ltd., 225 Folds Road, Bolton, 4p.p.

Dates: c1940
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes / Bertram Mills Circus Programmes

Catalogue for the Sale of Van Amburgh's Whole Establishment, 18 March 1845

 Item
Reference code: 178J9.1
Scope and Contents

The Roman Amphitheatre, Cooper Street, Manchester. Blue type on white background containing the conditions of sale and listing of items to be auctioned including horses, wild animals and implements, also contains pencil annotations. Printed by S. A. Hurton, Printer, Queen Square, Liverpool, 4p.p.

Dates: 18 March 1845
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Catalogues

Catalogue of Sale of Circus Equipment, 22 February 1986

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 1: Series 178B34; Series 178F34; Series 178J10; Series 178Q9
Reference code: 178J10.1
Scope and Contents

Booklet of circus equipment auction from Billy Smart's Circus which included costumes, trucks, circus props, trailers, lorries, and generators and two leaflets for the Billy Smart's circus sale of circus equipment auction.

Dates: 22 February 1986
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Bibliographies and Catalogues

Catalogues, 1844 - 1980

 Series
Reference code: 178J9
Scope and Contents

Catalogues of sale of circus property including Van Amburgh and Bertram Mills.

Dates: 1844 - 1980
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection

Catalogues for Sale of Bertram Mills Circus Property, 1965 - 1967

 File
Reference code: 178J9.3
Scope and Contents

Various catalogues of sale of the property of Bertram Mills Travelling Circus and Bertram Mills Circus Ltd and lists with ammendments, containing lists of items, some photographs and some annotations.

Dates: 1965 - 1967
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Catalogues

Catalogues of Sale, 1905 - 1912

 Series
Reference code: 178J11
Scope and Contents

Catalogues for the sale of George Sanger's equiptment and animals.

Dates: 1905 - 1912
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Sanger Circus Collection

Centre Circus Brighton Poster, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.726
Scope and Contents

Brighton, King's Road, The Brighton Centre, 20 July to 28 August. Colour circular illustration of many circus acts including clowns, actobats, an elephant, fire eaters, tight rope walkers and unicyclists, illustration background lilac, main background red, border blue, type multicoloured

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Certificate of Appreciation, c1950 - 1959

 Series
Reference code: 178Z67
Scope and Contents

Certificate of Appreciation presented by the Royal American Shrine Club to the Wallabys. Red, green andblack type on off white paper with decorative green border and lion and a tiger leaping forward and an illustration of the earth in the centre.

Dates: c1950 - 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Digger Pugh Collection

Certificate of the Order of the Knights of the Road Given to Billy Smart, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 48: Series 178K44; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.66
Scope and Contents

Decorative brown border with green and red decorations, blue, black and orange type on off white background in the centre.

Dates: c1900 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Various

Chapman's and Fossett's Circus Scrapbook, 1938 - 1955

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.5
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of posters, programmes, newspaper cuttings relating to Chapman's circuses, including Great London Zoo-Circus and Bingley Hall Circus until their closure, and Sir Robert Fossett's Circus, 61p.p

Dates: 1938 - 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Newspaper Cuttings and Scapbooks

Chapman's Circus Programmes, 1930 - 1938

 File
Reference code: 178K43.663
Scope and Contents

Programmes for Chapman's Great Cicus-Zoo, Chapman's Continental Zoo Circus, Chapman's Great London Circus, Hip Hip Zoo Ray and other Chapman's circuses, containing type, monochrome and three colour illustrations on the front cover and progamme inside with some commercial advertising.

Dates: 1930 - 1938
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes

Chapman's Colossal London Circus Poster, From 5 June 1933

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.738
Scope and Contents Oxford, Botley Road, Ice Skating Rink and Sports Palace. Group of Royal Bengal tigers, group of forest-bred lions, troupe of polar bears, musical comedy elephants, royal cream ponies, high school horse Rheingeld, voltage act, bucking mule, cymbal and waltzing horses, Himalayan black bears in their tea party, boxing kangaroo Boomerang, group of performing sea lions, Bourget comedy, The Blossoms dancing, acrobats, lady riders, Joey pony, group of liberty horses from Rome, group of performing...
Dates: From 5 June 1933
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Chapman's Colossal London Circus Poster, From 27 March 1933

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.748
Scope and Contents Warrington, Royal Court Theatre. Group of performing Royal Bengal tigers presented by Capt Kruger, Chapman's musical comedy elephants, group of performing polar bears presented by Capt Howes, group of forest bred lions presented by Janesco, six royal cream ponies, Rheingeld dancing high school horse presented by Prof Alberti, Cymbal and waltzing horses, Wroe presented Boomerang the boxing kangaroo, Manley Bros hand to hand balance, Kyser Bros comedy bar act, The Derricks trapeze act, 'Appy...
Dates: From 27 March 1933
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Chapman's Gigantic London Circus and Zoo Poster, 1930

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1156
Scope and Contents

Fair Field, Brougham Road, Worthing. Red type on off white background

Dates: 1930
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Belle Vue, Kelvin Hall, Boswell and Wilkie and other British and International Circus Posters

Chapman's Gigantic London Circus and Zoo Poster, Thursday 18 September c1929

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1157
Scope and Contents

Jews Meadow, Horsham. Red type on off white background and red illustrations showing mainly wild animals and also some perfomers along the bottom edge including a clown and equestrian acts, illustration signed and dated 1929

Dates: Thursday 18 September c1929
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Belle Vue, Kelvin Hall, Boswell and Wilkie and other British and International Circus Posters

Chapman's Gigantic Zoo Circus Poster, 22 June 1932

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.747
Scope and Contents Formby, Church Road, The Bayhorse Field. 10 forest bred lions shown by Jan Doksansky, 6 white polar bears shown by J Dorsansky, 4 comic black bears in the 'Bears Tea Party', 12 liberty horses presented by A Jeserich, 6 musical comedy elephants exhibited by E Engler, the boxing langaroo, the kicking mule, 12 royal cream ponies, Sylvia on her voltage horse, 4 artistes on the trapeze, Armine the hind leg horse, Mr Jeserich rides his high school horse, Chapman's 8 speciality dancing girls, the...
Dates: 22 June 1932
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Chapman's Gigantic Zoo Circus Poster, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.752
Scope and Contents

Witney, The Recreation Ground, 22 March. Background white and red, type white, blue and red. Printed by Parkes and Mainwarings, Ltd, Printers, Coleshill Street, Birmingham

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Chapman's Great Continetal Zoo-Circus Poster, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.744
Scope and Contents

Glasgow, Stockwell Street, New Metropole Theatre, from 26 November. Group of forest bred lions, Bengal tiger, polar bear, musical comedy elephants, trapeze acts, hind-leg horses, waltzing horses, troupe of liberty horses, lady rider, high school horse, comedy riding act, Charivari, comedy black bears, boxing kangaroo. Black and white photographs of each act, background white, type black

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Chapman's Great London Zoo-Circus Poster, 12 May 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.746
Scope and Contents Wimbledon, The Common. Chapman's group of performing Royal Bengal tigers, flying trapeze, cossack riding, troupe of liberty horses, Chapman's group of musical comedy elephants, acrobats, trained royal cream ponies, group of comedy performing black bears, Chapman's group of performing sea lions, Chapman's high school horse, comedy voltige act, clowns, Chapman's group of performing forest bred lions. Blue and white illustrations of two clowns and two performing elephants, background white with...
Dates: 12 May 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Chapman's Great London Zoo Circus Poster, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.749
Scope and Contents Louth, Newmarket RD, Quarry Field, 7 October. Group of forest-bred lions, group of polar bears, group of performing sea lions, troupe of musical comedy elephants, boxing kangaroo, cossack riding act by the Paulinos, group of dapple grey liberty horses, waltzing horses, royal cream ponies, group of comedy black Himalayan bears, voltage act, Kilty Lasses, Austin Bros comedy, clowns. Red line illustration of a clown's head, backround red, type white and blue. Printed by Parkes Mainwarings LTD...
Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

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