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Bertram Mills Circus and Fun Fair Poster, 20 December 1960 - 4 February 1961

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.573

Scope and Contents

Olympia Grand Hall. The Balcombes, The 6 Bertinis cyclists, The Andreanys comedy flying trapeze, Bob Bramson spinning hoops, The 7 Brandts springboard, The 5 Carolis somersaulting, cavalcade of the dances by the high school horses, Danion's Globe-Trotting sea lions, The Francescos clowns, Phillipe Gruss and his 10 panthers, Josephine Berosini high wire, Lillian Kenny high trapeze, Knie's Siamese elephants presented by Ruppert Bemmerl, the chimpanzees presented by Rudi Lenz, Roman games with Douglas Kossmayer, 'Ben Hur' of the circus, Schumanns' Copenhagen pot-pourri, equine act, Coco and a host of clowns and augustes, The Henriettis high perch act. Colour illustrations of two chimpanzees, one playing a trumpet, and a leopard, main background red with white stars, type multicoloured on multicoloured backgrounds. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates

  • Creation: 20 December 1960 - 4 February 1961

Conditions Governing Access

Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA 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

1 Item(s) ; 495mm x 763mm

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Cultural context

Occupation

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

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