Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters, c1800 - 1930
Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.1-51
Scope and Contents
Early circus and menagerie posters including Polito's menagerie, Astley's Amphitheatre and Pablo Fanque's, Sanger's, Powell's, Ducrow's, Cooke's and Hengler's circuses among others.
Dates
- Creation: c1800 - 1930
Creator
- Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
- Polito's Menagerie (c1810 - 1830) (Organisation)
- Astley's Amphitheatre (1773 - 1891) (Organisation)
- Fanque, Pablo, 1810 - 1871 (Person)
- Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
- Ducrow, Andrew (1793-1842) (Person)
- Cooke's Royal Circus (c1780 - 1908) (Organisation)
- Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) (Organisation)
- Drury Lane Theatre (Established c1660) (Organisation)
- Royal Exeter Menagerie (1773 - 1829) (The Strand, London) (Organisation)
- The Agricultural Hall (1862 - 1943) (Organisation)
- Fanque, Pablo, 1810 - 1871 (Person)
- Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) (Organisation)
- Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) (Organisation)
- Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) (Organisation)
- Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus (Established c1957) (Organisation)
- The Great Carmo's Circus and Menagerie (1927 - 1937) (Organisation)
- W. E. Berry Ltd (1888 - 2004) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room. Some items are not available to view due to poor condition
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
51 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Menken, Adah Isaacs, 1835 - 1868 (Person)
- Van Amburgh, Isaac, 1808 - 1865 (Person)
- Hengler, Charles, Snr., 1821 - 1887 (Person)
- Grimaldi, Joseph, 1778 - 1837 (Person)
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
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