Various Items of Circus Ephemera, c1925-1900s
Scope and Contents
Various circus and travelling related items including Jacko Fossett letter headed paper, Old Showmen's Heaven booklet, Christmas greetings, tickets for various circuses, the Circus Girl musical play booklet, The Philip Astley project information pack, Circophile International circular, Barcelona International Circus Fans information pack, booking forms, discount tickets, Cody's Circus material including a song booklet, Funny Jokes and Poems by Spuds the clown, Knie pin badge, Pinder's Circus material, Circus Hoffman material, Ginnett's and Fossett's Circus school tickets, Circus Knie material, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey, Cristiani Wallace Bros. Circus, American circuses route cards, Circus World Championship material and American World Circus Museum items, also a Mount Olivet booklet of the 'home for mentally defective boys', The Magnificent Showman film booklet, The Funny Harry's Clown Song Book, Alexander Devos business card, A Ticket To the Circus booklet, Circus Animal Training-Cruelty Unnecessary pamphlet by Phil Williams, other material supporting performing animals in circus, tickets, discount vouchers, booking forms, stickers, City of Rockhampton elephant racing race book, music score for Yasmine a Musical by Giffords Circus, Circus Knie greeting cards and Circus Hall of Fame material
Dates
- Creation: c1925-1900s
Creator
- From the Series: Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
- From the Series: Barnum & Bailey Circus (1881 - 1919) (Organisation)
- From the Series: International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (Established 1974) (Organisation)
- From the Series: Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) (Organisation)
- From the Series: Circus Pinder (Established 1854) (Organisation)
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 Box(es) ; Various sizes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
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