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Clowning

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 625 Collections and/or Records:

Blackpool Tower Circus Poster, 1965

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.171
Scope and Contents Charlie Cairoli and his Company, Ferdinando Jarz Troupe, Robert Bros 5 baby elephants presented by Dickie Baker, 3 Merkys, D'Angoly Jnr, Arno and Rita Van Bolen, The Tower Circusettes, Circus A Althoff's Liberty horses presented by F R Althoff, Circus A Althoff's Shetland ponies presented by Helene Althoff, Hoppe's kicking mule, 8 Jungle Queens presented by Captain Sidney Howes, 6 Biasinis, 5 Olanders, Skating Bredos, Dogsi's football dogs, The Trio Puerto Rico, Alma Piana. Colour...
Dates: 1965

Blackpool Tower Circus Poster, 1966

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.172
Scope and Contents Charlie Cairoli and his Company, Gerd Siemoneit's lions, tigers, leopards, pumas and panther, Ruppert's bears, Rogana, Seven Lukacs, Jörgen and Conny, Desmond and Marks, Circus A Althoff's eight Arab Liberty horses presented by Franz Althoff Jnr, Maryse Begary, Tower Circusettes, Roberto Mariani Trio, triple high school by Franz Althoff Jnr, Elene Althoff and Evi Barrtch, 5 Medifreds, The Ascots. Colour illustrations of a clown, a leopard, a panther and a bear on a tall bicycle, type and...
Dates: 1966

Blackpool Tower Circus Posters, c1930 - 1990

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.141-212
Scope and Contents

Posters for Blackpool Tower Circus including shows by Knie's Circus, Circus Krone, Circus Schumann, Bertram Mills Circus, Robert Brothers Circus and performances by Charlie Cairoli, Doddles, Coco the Clown, The Rosaires, Lilly Yokoi, Alfred Court, Vojtek Trubka, The Great Wallendas and Mary Chipperfield among others.

Dates: c1930 - 1990

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1950

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.57
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on a red background on the front cover, inside colour photograph of Carlie Cairoli with Paul, black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre, 6p.p.

Dates: 1950

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1951

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.58
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on a red background on the front cover, inside colour photograph of Carlie Cairoli with Paul, black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre, 6p.p.

Dates: 1951

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1952

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.60
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on a red background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre. Autographed by Charlie Cairoli and Paul, 4p.p.

Dates: 1952

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1958

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.64
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on a red background on the front cover, inside colour photograph of Charlie Cairoli and showgirl, black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre, 6p.p.

Dates: 1958

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1962

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.68
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon clown and animals riding a rocket into space over the Blackpool Tower on a blue background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts, colour photogaph of Charlie Cairoli and showgirl and programme in the center, 4p.p.

Dates: 1962

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1964

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.69
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon clown playing a large portable drum and animals around it on a black background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts with text and commercial adversiting, 4p.p.

Dates: 1964

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1965

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.70
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon clown balancing over a fountain on a brown and black background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial adversiting, 6p.p.

Dates: 1965

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1963

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.71
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon clown dressed as ringmaster holding a whip, standing in front of the Blackpool tower on a yellow and orange background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, colour photograph of Charlie Cairoli with showgirl and programme in the centre, 4p.p.

Dates: 1963

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.74
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of animals covering a clown with sand on the beach with the Blackpool tower behind them on a yellow background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising. Printed by United Printing Services, Stanley Road, Blackpool, 6p.p.

Dates: 1969

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1970

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.75
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon clown and animals riding a rocket into space with the Blackpool tower behind them on a black background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising. Printed by United Printing Services, Stanley Road, Blackpool, 6p.p.

Dates: 1970

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1973

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.76
Scope and Contents

Black cartoon illustration of Charlie Cairoli main features with red nose on a yellow background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 6p.p.

Dates: 1973

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.77
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon clown with bauble costume on a black background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, loose insert for the Opera House. Printed by United Printing Services, Stanley Road, Blackpool, 7p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.85
Scope and Contents

Colour photograph of ringmaster, ventriloquist with bird, clown and man in orangutan outfit 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: 1999

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, 1974

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.2
Scope and Contents

Charlie Cairoli and Company, The Flying Alizes trapeze, Trio Hoganas wire act, Max Morris and His Californian Sea Lions, The Three Siegfrieds thrilling perchists, Jean Claude and Yvette puppeteers, The Wychwoods and their poodles, Billy Smart’s Elephants, The Six Benis swing act, The Kludsky trick cycling, Jerry, Jimmy and Johnny bareback riding, Paul and Barry Harman. Colour illustration of clown on cover, photos. Notes of times handwritten on programme, 12p.p.

Dates: 1974

Blackpool Tower Circus Programme, Summer season 1956

 Item
Reference code: 178K27.83
Scope and Contents Charlie Cairoli, Gilbert Houcke with the Circus Krone’s famous tigers, Krone’s wonderful Arab stallions, Krone’s Shetland ponies in The Children’s Nursery, Jozsi Vinicky, The See-Hee Troupe, The Theda Sisters, Edith Crocker and her Wonderful Bears, Krone’s Golden Horse ‘Pegasus’with his elephant friend ‘Lony’, The Zemgannos, Tibor Alexander and his dog revue, The D’Angoly’s king Kong, Tom and Jerry, The Heltanos. Contains colour illustrations on front cover and photographs of the acts...
Dates: Summer season 1956

Blackpool Tower Circus Programmes, c1900 - 2009

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.31-87
Scope and Contents

Blackpool Tower Circus programmes.

Dates: c1900 - 2009

Blackpool Tower Circus, Special TV Programme, 1951

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.59
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on a red background on the front, on reverse programme.

Dates: 1951