Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1
Contains 109 Results:
The Famous Trevor Bros & Co., c1930 - 1955
Black and white photograph reproduction of a poster advertising 'The Famous Trevor Bros & Co. A New Novelty Balancing Act Full of Thrills'.
Wagons at Bartholomew's Fair, c1930 - 1955
Black and white photograph reproduction of a sketch of the wagons used by Bartholomew's Fair between 1820 and 1830.
Widdicombe Fair Cartoon, c1930 - 1955
Black and white reproduction of a cartoon depicting circus performers at Widdicombe Fair(?) taken from Punch Magazine in 1851.
Flora and Zephyr on the Double Ropes, c1930 - 1955
Black and white photograph reproduction of an illustration titled, ‘Mr Ducrow and Miss Woolford as Flora and Zephyr on the Double Ropes’.
The Death of Lucas at the Paris Hippodrome, c1930 - 1955
Black and white photograph reproduction of an illustration titled, ‘The Death of Lucas at the Paris Hippodrome’ in 1869.
Equestrian Performer at Astley's Amphitheatre, c1930 - 1955
Black and white photograph reproduction of an illustration of young equestrian at Astley’s Amphitheatre in 1848.
Astley's Amphitheatre Interior View, c1930 - 1955
Black and white photograph reproduction of an illustration of the interior view of Astley's Amphitheatre as it appeared in 1777 from an original drawing by William Capon.
Mr Ducrow as Jack Junk, c1930 - 1955
Black and white photograph reproduction of an illustration titled, ‘Mr Ducrow as Jack Junk’.
Little Tommy Baker, c1930 - 1955
Black and white photograph of the equestrian, Tommy Baker, shown as a boy sitting on a circus tent peg holding a soft toy dog with his father(?). Inscription on the reverse reads as follows: 'Little Tommy Baker when riding in his father's tiny circus he was discovered by Bertram Mills and became a star turn at Olympia'.