Photographs and Postcards, 1908 - 1975
Series
Reference code: 178C110
Scope and Contents
Black and white photographs and postcards of the Ohmy, the Smart and the Sanger circuses and family members, including John Sanger in sailor’s uniform. Also a variety of circus performers including Mme. Morelli from the Bostock menagerie. Many of the postcards have been used for correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1908 - 1975
Creator
- Critchlow, Cyril, 1923 - 2008 (Person)
- The Great Ohmy, c1852 - 1931 (Person)
- Ohmy Circus (c1867 - 1920) (Organisation)
- The Ohmy Sisters (c1910 - 1914) (Organisation)
- Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) (Organisation)
- Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
- Sanger, John, 1819 - 1889 (Person)
- Sanger, George, 1825 - 1911 (Person)
- Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in our reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
210 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
Contact:
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk