Lord George Sangers Circus Performers and Workers, c1890 - 1909
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a circus performers in front of a ticket booth for 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus. The entrance facade has the wording 'Lord George the Imperial Sanger/The Leading Show of the World/ 3 Times Patronized by the Queen' painted on the front. Front row: seated, third from the right Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman, fifth from right equestrian performer Kate Holloway and with white hat, eight places from the right aerial performer Yetta Schultz. The man with the straw boater hat, to the left of the man in the white jacket, is believed to be equestrian Harry Austin. The man kneeling, with a bowler hat, just behind the front seated row is equestrian George Austin. The man with his hands on George's shoulder is a and the man to his left with flat cap are both members of the Holloway family.
Dates
- Creation: c1890 - 1909
Creator
- Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
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) ; 250 x 305 mm
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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