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Performers at Lord George Sangers Circus, c1890 - 1899

 Item — Box: Sanger Circus Box 1
Reference code: 178C114.100
Performers at Lord George Sangers Circus, c1890 - 1899
Performers at Lord George Sangers Circus, c1890 - 1899

Scope and Contents

Group photograph of performers from 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus taken at the Royal Estate, Balmoral, Scotland when the circus presented a Royal Performance for Queen Victoria in 1898. Front row, left to right: standing far left George Austin, fifth from left (in jockey costume) Harry Austin, man seated seventh from left a member of the Holloway family, person in costume with horns, fourth from right, Raynor Troupe member. Second row, left to right: fifth from left Kate Holloway and sixth from left in striped top Yetta Schultz. Third row, left to right: woman in straw boater hat, third from left is Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman, woman sixth from left is Ellen Sanger. The tall man, on second row second from right, is Arthur Reeve (husband of Sarah Harriet Sanger and daughter of 'Lord' George Sanger)..

Dates

  • Creation: c1890 - 1899

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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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) ; 212 x 283 mm

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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