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Sangers Circus Performers, c1880 - 1889

 Item — Box: Sanger Circus Box 3
Reference code: 178C114.155
Sangers Circus Performers, c1880 - 1889
Sangers Circus Performers, c1880 - 1889

Scope and Contents

Photograph of 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus performers in front of a big top tent. There is a group of six acrobats performing in the centre of the photograph. The man to the left with a whip is believed to be the elephant trainer. The man next to him, with the wide brimmed hat, is believed to be Alpine Charlie or Charles Taylor the big cat or lion trainer. The young man holding the dog is believed to be George Hugh Holloway (born 1867), equestrian, wire walker and acrobat and later leader of the Four Holloways ladder act. The man to the left of George Holloway is believed to be Joe Craston, known at times as Joe Hodgini. who started off as an equestrian and later became a famous clown. The whiteface clown, with conical hat, is believed to be George Holloway's father James Henry Holloway (born 1846). The group of acrobats in the centre of the photograph are believed to be acrobats from the Feeley family who were the first to do a double ladder act.

Dates

  • Creation: c1880 - 1889

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) ; 220 x 325 mm

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Cultural context

Occupation

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

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