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Joe Craston seated at a dinner table event with man and woman. 'Stamped 'Fox Photos Ltd, Tudor Street, London'

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Joe Craston Senior walking in a city street scene.

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Design for Merit postcard, ink drawing in the shape of a medal with Joe Craston’s portrait black and white photo in the centre, a horse, dog and monkey’s head and a bottle of whiskey on each arm section of the cross on card.

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Notebook belonging to Joe Craston containing notes about performances in circuses, mostly in France, programmes, pencil drawings and two pages of loose notes, also blank pages. Leather imitation black cover and ruled paper.

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Letterhead promoting Joe Craston the Dandy Clown and partner the dog Bill with address 20 Grand Parade, Brighton. Red type on yellow paper and two black and white photographs of the act.

Scope and Contents Mdlles. Marie and Yetta on the lofty wire, Brothers Artois on the horizontal bar, James Holloway, Brothers Austin, Mr. Joseph Craston with clairboyant and talking horse, Tipster, Mdlles. Violet, Topsy and Rose, on the slack wire, H. Austin, equestrian act, Dance Linwood, clown, Prof. James in ladder act, Mdlle. Florezell, contorsionist act, Mdlle. Lillian equestrian act, James Holloway clown, Madame Pauline de Vere lion tamer, Harry Whitely's singing donkey, Messrs. Cottrell and Austen,...

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This collection contains business records, newspaper cuttings, programmes, notebooks and handbills, as well as a collection of black and white photographs, some original artwork and other items relating to Lulu Adam’s personal life and career

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Man and boy standing beside a lorry with lettering for Lord George Sanger's Circus. The man could be Joe Craston Senior circus clown.

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Colour poster of Martha Cashmore performing in a horse pulled car with dogs. Printed by Andreasen & Lachmann, Copenhagen.

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Newspaper cuttings related to Lulu Adams, Albert Adams, Joe Cashmore and the Crastonians.

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Newspaper cuttings related bo Joe Cashmore and Hotel Cashmore.

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Drawings and card, mostly pressumed to have been designed and drawn by Lulu Adams.

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Black and white photographs and a small amount of negatives containing a mixture of business and family archive showing performers, animals, circuses, family members such as Joe Craston, the Crastonians and Lulu, also four photo albums and two postcards of Joe Craston.

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Photograph of a poster for 'Coliseo Argentino, Hoy Miercoles 19 Sietembre/Gran Exito/ Miss Cashmore/Exito Jose Craston/Spectaculo Atrayente' (Argentine Coliseum, This Wednesday 19 September, Big Sucess, Miss Cashmore/Great Success/Joe Craston in Attractive Show'.

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A collection of mainly British and international circus programmes and some variety and music hall programmes containing circus acts.

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Two men in costume with hats. Marked on reverse 'The Oho Boys' and 'The two Joes'. Probably Joe Craston Senior (left) and Joe Craston Junior (right).

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Two men, one holding a bottle the other holding a glass. The man on the right is Joe Craston.

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Various items including promotional and business related material, related to Lulu Adams, Albertino and other performers.