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Photographic negatives of Ruth Manning-Sanders, shown on a family holiday with her husband, George, and their children, Joan and David.

Scope and Contents Black and white photographs of circus workers, performers and animals, as well as campsite and living vans at Fossett's Circus, collected by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Notably includes photographs of the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie, as well as Jack Fossett, Margaret Fossett, Claude Yelding, and Robert Fossett Junior. Ruth Manning-Sanders features in a number of the photographs as does her daughter, Joan Manning-Sanders. Several of the photographs have annotations on...

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Photographic negative of Joan Manning-Sanders, shown with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford and his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

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Photographic negative of Joan Manning-Sanders with animal trainer, Freddie Pickford and his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

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Photographic negative of an unidentified older woman standing next to a car (foreground), and horse and living caravan (background) in the camp at Fossett's Circus.

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Photographic negative of Ruth Manning-Sanders and Joan Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

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Photographic negative of a man and a women in costume, with a young boy and a older women, thought to have been taken at Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of an unidentified man with three horses (foreground) and circus tents (background) at Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of an unidentified older woman, shown standing next to a car (foreground), and horse and living caravan (background) in the camp at Fossett's Circus

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Black and white photograph of a woman, thought to be Ruth Manning-Sanders, shown holding a monkey whilst travelling with Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of a man and a women in costume, with a young boy and a older women, thought to have been taken at Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of a man and a women in costume, with a young boy and a older women, thought to have been taken at Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of an unidentified woman standing next to a caravan in the camp at Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of Ruth Manning-Sanders and Joan Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of an unidentified man and two girls sitting on the steps of a living caravan at the camp at Fossett's Circus. The man shown the photograph is possibly, Robert Fossett, who founded Fossett's Circus in 1852.

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Black and white photograph of the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie and her 'Pet Pony'. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford and Lizzie the Elephant were working for Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of Ruth Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of a unidentified female equestrian shown in costume sitting bareback on a horse in a field at Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of a man and three horses drinking from a puddle at Fossett's Circus.

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Black and white photograph of an unidentified man and two girls sitting on the steps of a living caravan at the camp at Fossett's Circus. The man shown the photograph is possibly, Robert Fossett, who founded Fossett's Circus in 1852.