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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4453 Collections and/or Records:

Circus Films, c1950 - 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178D24.4
Scope and Contents This film contains scenes of animal cruelty and human casualties that may be upseting to some viewers. Copy of films on DVD showing circus parade, city scenes, the set of the film Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor for which Digger Pugh was animal director, training scene of tampolin act on an elephant outdoors with the elephant collapsing and struggling against the chains on his legs (this scene can be upseting), actors in costume, a religious pageant possibly in Spain and scene of a bull...
Dates: c1950 - 1959

Circus Films, c1950 - 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178D24.5
Scope and Contents

Copy of films on DVD showing trampolin scene, female tumbling and acrobatics, female aerial acts, a religious ceremony in a circus tent, a circus parade, equestrian act, foot juggling, wild animal acts, Chinese flag jumping act, dancing, slack rope act, trapeze, clowning, skating, military band, cycling act, rolling ball act, various animal acts, chair balancing act and knife throwing. Colour and black and white, silent.

Dates: c1950 - 1959

Circus Films, c1950 - 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178D24.6
Scope and Contents

Copy of film on DVD showing circus scenes outside the tent, circus parade, trampoline acts, female aerial acts, acrobatics, clowning, wild animal acts, equestrian acts, dancing, tumbling, slack rope act, animal performance, city views and tents and buildings for Circus Krone, Pinders and Billy Smart Circus. Colour, silent.

Dates: c1950 - 1959

Circus Floorshow Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 5: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.31
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 1300 feet, 53 minutes long. Black and white, silent.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Circus Friends Association Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0122
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses

Dates: 1795 - 2020

Circus Friends Association Material, 1935-1993

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178Z50.28
Scope and Contents

Invitations, menus and programmes, some autographed, from CFA rallies and reunions, also newspaper article about the 21st reunion and the Circus Friends Association book of rules and objects, bulletins, lists of collections, catalogues of collections, correspondence, a pin badge and other items

Dates: 1935-1993

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain Circus Award for Best All Human Circus, October 2004

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 48: Series 178K44; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.72
Scope and Contents

The Circus Friends Association of Great Britain Circus Award presented to Billy Smart’s Circus by Tony Hopkins for Best All Human Circus. Red type and illustration of a woman standing on a man’s leg stood up on two galloping horses on yellow background.

Dates: October 2004

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain Scrapbook, 1934 - 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.84
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings about the CFA mainly by Charles Lawrence but also by other authors and some loose cuttings, 65p.p, only 43p.p used.

Dates: 1934 - 1936

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain Scrapbook, 1941 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.86
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings about the CFA, some CFA bulletins and membership cards and British Circus Ring notes, mainly by Bernard C. Harris, 38p.p.

Dates: 1941 - 1949

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain Scrapbook, 1951 - 1955

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.85
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings about the CFA and CFA bulletins, British Circus Ring notes, mainly by Hurd and Big Top Fans' first annual report, 44p.p.

Dates: 1951 - 1955

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain's Bulletins, 1949 - 1965

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178B30.31
Scope and Contents

Folder containing news, lists of members, events, reviews and programme details of British and foreign circuses amongst others, some edited by Stan Bult and some issued by R. Hawksbee. Typescript.

Dates: 1949 - 1965

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain's Notes Scrapbook, 1937 - 1943

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.64
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and black and white photgraphs, mostly of CFA Notes by 'Dicky Bird', 53p.p.

Dates: 1937 - 1943

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain's Notes Scrapbook, 1955 - 1957

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.65
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and photographs, mostly of The Circus Fans Association Notes by 'The President', The Circus Friends Circle by 'Dumbo', British Circus Ring Notes by 'Hurd' and The Big Top Fans Monthly Notes by Ken Woodward, 40p.p.

Dates: 1955 - 1957

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain's Notes Scrapbook, 1953 - 1954

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.66
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and photographs of The Circus Fans' Association Notes by 'Dicky Bird', 'The President' and 'The Hon Secretary', as well as articles on Billy Smart's, Chipperfield's, Rosaire's, Fossett's, Sanger's, Billy Russell's and Bertram Mills, 45p.p.

Dates: 1953 - 1954

Circus Friends of Australasia Inc. Calendar, 2009

 Item
Reference code: 178N5.1
Scope and Contents

One page calendar with colour photograph of tiger leaping over four lions.

Dates: 2009

Circus Hall of Fame Publication, 1971

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 1: Series 178B34; Series 178F34; Series 178J10; Series 178Q9
Reference code: 178B34.8
Scope and Contents

Designed and printed by Dukane Press, Hollywood.

Dates: 1971

Circus Heros Poster, 1964

 Item
Reference code: 178R56.5
Scope and Contents

Heilbronn. Yellow, white and black type on yellow, blue and white backgrounds with colour photographs of the acts and a photograph of the circus tent by the sea.

Dates: 1964

Circus Hippodrome Programme, 4 December 2004 - 9 January 2005

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.109
Scope and Contents

Folding programme with poster inside. Colour illustration of laughing clown's face in orange outfit and woman in red long dress riding a white horse and colour photograph of rollercoaster ride on the background of the front cover, inside programme over blue starry background with colour photographs of acts and inside, same clown's face surrounded by colour portraits of all the circus staff.

Dates: 4 December 2004 - 9 January 2005

Circus Hoffman Film, 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 16: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.149
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Kodak. 50 feet, 3 minutes long. Silent, inColour. Includes scenes from Kennealy's Field, Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe.

Dates: 1990

Circus Hoffman Poster, 1970

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.32
Scope and Contents

British Tour 1970, ‘The Wildest Show on Earth’, Russian Bears, Hoffman’s Herd of Elephants, Menagerie and Stables.

Dates: 1970