Den Curtis' Photographic Albums, 1936 - 1969
Scope and Contents
Photographic albums put together by Den Curtis, containing black and white photographs of circuses, performers and animals with annotations, including Sanger, Chipprefields, Bertram Mills, Smarts, Hoxie Bros., Blackpool Tower, Belle Vue, Robert Bros., Fossett and Luckens Continental Circus and others, also some loose photographs removed from the albums.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 1969
Creator
- Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
- Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
- Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) (Organisation)
- Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) (Organisation)
- Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) (Organisation)
- Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) (Organisation)
- Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) (Organisation)
- Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) (Organisation)
- Robert Brothers Circus (Established 1944) (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
4 Item(s)
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
0114 222 7231
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