Manchester. Colour illustration of clown on a high wire over a cage full of lions on front cover, inside introduction, black and white illustrations and photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 18p.p.

Belle Vue Circus programmes.

This collection contains 16 posters, 2 handbills, 2 programmes and a small amount of business records, trade material and correspondence relating to Ben Jackson's banjo variety act.

90th year celebrations, Nelly Jane and Sonny Benneweis ringmaster, Dirch and Kaas clowns, Lilly Yokoi trick cyclist, Wendy Duer and her birds, Lee Pee Ville magician, Jule and bubi clowns, Family Munoz high-wire, Salvador ball balancing, Matild contortionist, Cata Polen Polish equilibrists, Cata Polen tumblers, Les Chabres dog act. Contains photos, 28p.p.

Nelly Jane ringmaster, Sonny Benneweis Equestrian act, Franz Althoff small horses, Flying Oslers Trapeze, Chabre and her poodles, Truppe Koziak balancing act, Camel’s March , Chicky and Co. clowns, Little John balancing act, Truppe Lukas Timblers, Gobo clown. Contains photos.

Claus Jespersen ringmaster, Diana Benneweis equestrian act, Kim and Miller Benneweis elephants, Victo Ponce and Silvia jugglers, Di Lello Clown, Clarrisons sea lions, Flying Oscas trapeze, Trio Spyts, Krenzola birds, Trup Salve tumblers. Contains photos, 28p.p.

Elephants and horses, Les Francescos-clowns, Guzman and Monique motorbike trapeze act, Dobritch balance act, Nelly Jane ringmaster, Luc and Bella chimpanzees, Balkan Troupe trampoline act, Bob Rosetti whips and guns, Bob Bramson juggler, Kroplin’s Dyrerevue, Pete, Robin and Antonio clowns, Caroli Troupe equestrian act. Clown illustration, 28p.p.

Ink on board drawing by Arthur Ferrier (1891-1973). Black and white illustration of circus acts including; a female equestrian act, elephant on platform, trapeze act, clowns, Hagenbeck's tigers and tightrope act and a call boy on bottom right corner reading a notice, signed Arthur Ferrier on bottom right in ink, on mount board 'Original of Arthur Ferrier's cartoon from News of the World, Dec. 23rd 1934'.

Gouache on card, poster design. Olympia Grand Hall, 22 December to 27 January, featuring The Great Frederico. Colour illustration of a man swinging from a rope by his teeth, background image of circus ring, type multicoloured.

Gouache on card. Design for cover of Bertram Mills Circus Mirror, signed by Leon Chossley. Colour illustration of a woman riding a white horses with smaller images of five clowns, a ringmaster, two elephants with trainer, a ballerina standing on the back of a horse and three high wire performers, background multicoloured, type black and red.

Black and white illustration of elephant standing on a circus platform its back legs on a red background within white leafy circle on decorative cover, inside colour photograph of tight rope walker on a brown background and black and white photographs and illustrations of acts and performers with text, programme with illustrations in the centre and commercial advertising, 24p.p.

Colour illustration of circus acts including aerial act, Cossacks, girl with drum and man in red and gold outfit with golden head dress on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre, articles and commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Bertram Mills Circus programmes at Olympia and travelling shows.

Bertram Mills Circus Royal and Gala Performance programmes, Great Carmo's Circus, Bostock and Wombwell's menagerie and Bailey's Circus programmes.

Olympia, London. Red, yellow and white type on blue background with Royal sheal on top section and a circle cut out in the centre throught which a clown can be seen walking the high wire on the front cover, inside colour photographs of the Queen and Prince Philip, introduction, commercial advertising, articles and programme, 54p.p.

Programmes, posters and photographs mainly related to the Poole family's travelling Myriorama show.

The Two Bohumils jugglers, The Robert Brothers Camel Caravan, elephants and ponies, Skippy the Boxing Kangaroo, Blanini aerialist, Jacko Fossett and Little Billy clowns, Markus and Rosita strongman, The Valla Bertini Troupe trick cyclist, The Wychwoods magic and dog act, Chyfudey contortion, acrobatic and balancing act, The Bjoerlings equestrian act, Bobby Dixon comedy acrobat, The Tanger troupe tumblers. Contains illustration with photos, 24p.p.