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Photographs, c1897 - 1898

 Series — Box: John Heather Box 1
Reference code: 178C82/1-49

Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs, showing performers and animals (elephants, lions, chimpanzees, horses, dogs and kittens) at Lord George Sanger's Circus, collected by Joseph Charles Heather, during his time as veterinary surgeon for Sanger Circus. Includes studio portrait photographs and photographs taken backstage at the circus of Joseph Charles Heather, Lord George Sanger and his wife and lion tamer, Ellen Sanger (nee Chapman), their daughters, Sarah Harriet Sanger and Laurina Sanger, and other unidentified members of the Sanger family, as well as Joseph Craston (also known as Joe Craston), Harry Austin, James Holloway, Lance Linwood, George Austin, the Raynor Trio, Alexander Coleman and Frank Charles Bostock.

Dates

  • Creation: c1897 - 1898

Creator

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

49 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Existence and Location of Copies

Digitised copies of these photographs can be viewed online here: /tinyurl.com/54jwr53m>

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

Contact:
The University of Sheffield
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Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231