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Box Smart Family Collection Box 48

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Contains 19 Results:

The Great Moscow Circus Programme, 1996

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178K44.145
Scope and Contents

Michael Edgley Presents the All New Moscow Circus. Front cover has colour illustration of a male circus performer in black and gold standing behind a tiger with both standing on top of an elephant in a circus ring accompanied by other circus performers and animals.

Dates: 1996

Moskauer Staatszirkus Programme, c1995

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178K44.149
Scope and Contents

Circus Williams Franz Althoff production. Includes handwritten notes on circus acts on a separate document. Front cover has a colour illustration of half a clown face attached to half a tiger face.

Dates: c1995

Leather from Billy Smart's Big Top, 1965

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.37
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: 1965

Circus World Championship London Gold Medal, 1978

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.38
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: 1978

Script for Billy Smart's Appearance on T.V. Show 'This is Your Life', 16th December 1956

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.43
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: 16th December 1956

Good Luck, Thank You, and Christmas Cards for the Smart Family, 1993 - 1994

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.44
Scope and Contents

Address label for Derek Burrell-Davis.

Dates: 1993 - 1994

Programmes from Foreign Shows, Souvenirs Booklet, Variety Shows, Booklet for the Krone Zoo, and Stationary Folders from Festival International du Cirque, 1993 - 1995

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.45
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: 1993 - 1995

2 Black and White Negatives of Billy Smart, Hand Written Notes, Typescript Note 'Circus Days Gone By', 1993

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.46
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: 1993

Photocopies of Plans for New Foyer Front for Billy Smart's Circus, 1992

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.47
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: 1992

Photocopies of Photographs of Fairground Rides, Steam Engines, Other Machines and the Smart Family, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.48
Scope and Contents

Includes Savage Brothers Ltd Roundabouts.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Drawings for a Speed Boat Design, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.65
Scope and Contents

Pen and pencil on paper.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Certificate of the Order of the Knights of the Road Given to Billy Smart, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.66
Scope and Contents

Decorative brown border with green and red decorations, blue, black and orange type on off white background in the centre.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Copy of Ink Drawing of Zoo Planned Near Windsor Castle, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.67
Scope and Contents

Copy of ink drawing showing a giraffe standing on an elephant’s shoulders looking over a fence, also other animals with them. On top right section text reading ‘zoo planned near Windsor Castle’, hand written.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Billy Smart's Circus Booking Form for Blackpool Shows 20 July to 8 August, c1960 - 1969

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.68
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Kay Smart laying on the floor with an elephant’s foot over her face, white and blue type and perforated booking from attached at the bottom.

Dates: c1960 - 1969

Harbour Park Complimentary Slip, 2019

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.69
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of Harbour Park logo on top left, contact details on top right and blank space to write a message.

Dates: 2019

Billy Smart's Cigar and Cigar Holder, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.70
Scope and Contents

Cigar and cigar holder used by Billy Smart the day he died on 25 September 1966 and collected by Gary Smart from the floor after his grandfather collapsed and died in his trailer.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Charlie Chester Awards 1969 Certificate, 31 December 1969

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.71
Scope and Contents

Award presented to Billy Smart's Circus. Presented at the BBC's Playhouse Studio, London.

Dates: 31 December 1969

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain Circus Award for Best All Human Circus, October 2004

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.72
Scope and Contents

The Circus Friends Association of Great Britain Circus Award presented to Billy Smart’s Circus by Tony Hopkins for Best All Human Circus. Red type and illustration of a woman standing on a man’s leg stood up on two galloping horses on yellow background.

Dates: October 2004

Photograph Album, 1963

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 48
Reference code: 178Z46.75
Scope and Contents

Handmade blue concertina photograph albums containing black and white photographs of Mr and Mrs Ronald Smart and family on holiday in the USA, 1963.

Dates: 1963