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Black and white photograph of Astley's Amphitheatre on Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London in the last few weeks before it was pulled down. The people in the photograph are George Sanger, Ellen Sanger (nee Chapman), Ellen Austin (nee Coleman) and Marie Reeve. George Sanger took over Astley's Amphitheatre in 1871 and ran it until it was pulled down in 1893.

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Photograph of Astley's New royal Amphitheatre on Westminster Bridge Road. Handwritten on front of the photograph 'Dada & Mama, Topsy and Marie on balcony' and also 'Astley's Theatre taken in the last weeks before pulled down'. The people described in the photograph are 'Lord' George Sanger, Ellen Sanger (nee Chapman), Ellen Austin (nee Coleman) and Marie Reeve.

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Photograph of a family group seated next to tents. Two men are playing musical instruments. The woman furthest right is Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman. The man next to her is thought to be her second husband Harry Moxon. The woman, second from left, is Florence Austin aerial performer.

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Photograph of a group of comedy Wild West performers from Sanger Circus. The woman, second from the left, is Kate Holloway equestrian performer and niece of George Sanger. The woman furthest right is Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman. The woman second from right is Yetta Schultz.

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Photograph of Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman between two circus performers. To the left of Ellen is a clown with bagpipes. To the right is her brother in law George Austin in equestrian costume. The photograph was taken at Lord George Sanger Circus. The clown is possibly Ellen's father Alexander Coleman, known as Little Sandy.

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Photograph of female equestrian Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman mounted on a horse in front of a circus living wagon.

Scope and Contents Photograph of circus performers in front of a ticket booth for Lord George Sanger Circus. The entrance facade has the wording 'Lord George the Imperial Sanger/The Leading Show of the World/ 3 Times Patronized by the Queen' painted on the front. Front row: seated, third from the right Ellen Coleman, fifth from right equestrian performer Kate Holloway and with white hat, eight places from the right aerial performer Yetta Schultz. The man with the straw boater hat, to the left of the man in the...

Scope and Contents Group photograph of performers from Lord George Sanger Circus taken at the Royal Estate, Balmoral, Scotland when the circus presented a Royal Performance for Queen Victoria in 1898. Front row, left to right: standing far left George Austin, fifth from left (in jockey costume) Harry Austin, man seated seventh from left a member of the Holloway family, person in costume with horns, fourth from right, Raynor Troupe member. Second row, left to right: fifth from left Kate Holloway and sixth from...

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Black and white photographs of George Sanger's Circus showing staff, family, performers, animals, living wagons and parades, including Topsy Sanger, Harry Austin, George Holloway, Cissie Holloway, Cissie Austin, George Sanger, James Holloway, Abe Holloway, George Austin, Bellevina Holloway, Kate Holloway, The Three Holloways, Cirque Angelo, The Four Holloways, Ellen Chapman, Harriet Sanger and June Dick. Also some copies of photographs of the Bostock and Wombwell menagerie.

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Black and white and some colour photographs and postcards of George and Jonh Sanger's circus.

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Cabinet card photograph of Ellen Coleman. The card is printed with 'A. M. Bliss & Co Lewes' on the front and 'A. M. Bliss & Co 34 Lansdowne Place, Lewes' on the reverse.

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Photograph of Ellen standing in front of a circus tent wearing a coat and hat.

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Photograph showing Ellen Austin standing at the door of her living wagon and her husband Harry sat on the steps. The photograph has 'Harry and Topsy' written at the bottom. Harry Austin, was one of the Austin Brothers equestrian performers.

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Reverse of 178C114.173 showing performers' names inscrived by hand including; Claude Randall, Sam Hodgini, Georgina Coleman, Harry Hodgini, Dan Feeley, Kate Feeley, William Feeley, L. Feeley, Arthur Reeve, Clara Feeley, August la Place (Feeley, Dankey/O, George Coleman, Topsy Coleman, Little Claude Randall (Freddie Randall), Mr Philpott, Joe Cranston (Hodgini) and George Holloway.

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Black and white and some colour photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating to George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.

Scope and Contents Black and white photograph of Sanger circus performers in costume standing outside a circus tent. Includes gymnasts, clowns, acrobats and equestrians. The names of individuals are inscribed on the back; Claude Randall, Sam Hodgini, Georgina Coleman, Harry Hodgini, Dan Feeley, Kate Feeley, William Feeley, L. Feeley, Arthur Reeve, Clara Feeley, August la Place (Feeley, Dankey/O, George Coleman, Topsy Coleman, Little Claude Randall (Freddie Randall), Mr Philpott, Joe Cranston (Hodgini) and...

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Studio photograph of three women from left to right, Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman, Kate Holloway and Yetta Schultz.

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This collection contains black and white photographs of George Sanger's Circus, photocopies of newspaper cuttings and some research material related to the Sanger Family, original drawings for costume designs by June Dick, an interview with June about her family and life and various other items related to the Sanger family.

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Photograph of Kate, Ellen Coleman aka Topsy, Marie Reeve and Mrs Rule. Identified via inscription on the front. Mary Ann Rule was George Sanger's housekeeper, who lived in Finchley with George after his retirement.

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Photograph of a living wagon from Lord George Sanger Circus with sign written on the side 'Patronized by the Queen and the Royal Family from London'. The woman inside the wagon is Ellen 'Topsy' Austin, the man sitting on the steps is her husband Harry Austin and the man standing is Harry's brother George Austin.