Circus Films, c1950 - 1959
Scope and Contents
Copy of film on DVD showing performers at Harringay and with Bertram Mills, Polack Bros. Cole Bros Circus and Rosaires among other circuses. Also showing Digger Pugh on the trampoline and roller skates, other acts include female aerial acts, acrobatics, clowning, wild animal acts, equestrian acts, fakir acts, clowning and circus parades. Also scenes of performers behind the scenes and outdoor performances. Black and white and colour with narration and background music.
Dates
- Creation: c1950 - 1959
Creator
- Pugh, Digger, c1902 - 1985 (Person)
- Pugh, John Wallace, Born 1938 (Person)
- Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) (Organisation)
- Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) (Organisation)
- Cole Bros. Circus (c1884 - 1957) (Organisation)
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 National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
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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