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Box Sanger Family Box 1

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Contains 79 Results:

George, James and Abe Holloway Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.1
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway snr holding a baby that is sat on a horse, brother James Holloway on his right and Abe Holloway on his left standing next to a black performer or circus worker. All are stood in front of a showman's wagon, with with lettering reading 'The Champion Wire Performers of the World'.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

George and James Holloway Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.2
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway snr sat with infant on his lap. He is sat on the steps of a showman's wagon, with a black performer standing to his immerdiate right and and his brother James Holloway standing on his far right. In the background there are two showman's wagons with women talking, including his sister Kate Holloway.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

George and James Holloway Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.3
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway snr sat with infant on his lap. He is sat on the steps of a showman's wagon, with a black performer standing to his immerdiate right and and his brother James Holloway standing on his far right. In the background there are two showman's wagons with women talking, including his sister Kate Holloway.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

George and Cissie Holloway Stage Act Photograph, c1940 - 1955

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.4
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway snr and Cissie Holloway, the great grandauther of Lord George Sanger. Both are performing on a theatrical stage, with George balanced on the high wire holding an umbrella, whilst Cissie is standing on the ground.

Dates: c1940 - 1955

George and Cissie Holloway Photograph, c1940 - 1955

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.5
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway snr and Cissie Holloway, the great grandauther of Lord George Sanger. Both are performing on a theatrical stage, with George balanced on the high wire in mid flight swinging upside down, whilst Cissie is standing on the ground behind.

Dates: c1940 - 1955

George Holloway Chair Act Photograph, c1910 - 1930

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.6
Scope and Contents

Black and white mid action photograph of George Holloway sat on a wooden chair that is balanced on top of a large glass bottle.

Dates: c1910 - 1930

George and Cissie Holloway Stage Act Photograph, c1940 - 1955

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.7
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway snr and Cissie Holloway, the great grandauther of Lord George Sanger. Both are performing on a theatrical stage, with George centred in a mid flight jump on a high wire and Cissie left of him in mid stance on the stage.

Dates: c1940 - 1955

Two High Wire Cycling Performers Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.8
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of two performers on bicycles, balanced on a high wire suspended above a theatre stage, each holding an umbrella in one hand. George Holloway snr can be seen in the background from the waist up.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

George Holloway and Partner Stage Act Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.9
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway snr and partner on a bicycle, balanced on a high wire suspended above a theatre stage. George is sat on the bicycle holding an umbrella in each hand whilst his partner is balanced upsie down holding onto the handle bars.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

George Holloway Snr Unsupported Ladder Act Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.10
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway snr at the top of a ladder during unsupported balancing act at an outdoor park or performance area. At the bottom of the ladder are two male individuals.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Astley's Circus Ampitheatre Photograph, c1871 - 1893

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.11
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Astley's Amphitheatre on Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London in the last few weeks before it was pulled down. The people in the photograph are 'Lord' George Sanger, Ellen Sanger (nee Chapman), Ellen Austin (nee Coleman) and Marie Reeve. 'Lord' George Sanger took over Astley's Amphitheatre in 1871 and ran it until it was pulled down in 1893.

Dates: c1871 - 1893

Harry Austin Portrait Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.12
Scope and Contents

Black and white portrait photograph of Harry Austin in performance attire.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Laurina Topsy Sanger seated on a Horse Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.13
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Laurina 'Topsy' Sanger, equestrian performer and eldest daughter of George and Ellen 'Nellie' Sanger (nee Chapman). She was first noted as performing an equestrian scene with Sanger's circus, in 1865. Topsy is seen seated on a horse in a field.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Six Male Performers Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.14
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of five male performers including James Holloway standing up with his arms folded, Harry Austin leaning on him and George Austin with a skull cap kneeling down in front.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Bellevina, George and James Holloway Family Photograph, c1860 - 1875

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.15
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Bellevina Holloway, supporting an infant James Holloway to stand up, with an infant George Holloway snr sat on a bricked ledge next to him. All are centred posing for the photograph.

Dates: c1860 - 1875

George and Cissie Holloway Unnamed Act Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.16
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway and Cissie Holloway, the great grandauther of Lord George Sanger. Both are performing on a high wire in the centre directly opposite each other.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Kate, James and Gerge Holloway Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.17
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Kate Holloway sat on the side of a horse, with James Holloway dessed as a clown standing on the ground to the right of her and George Holloway snr stood on the ground to the left of the horses head. All are in front of two showman's wagon's.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Kate, James and Gerge Holloway Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.18

George Holloway Snr High Wire Balance Photograph, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.19
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Holloway snr balanced on a high wire, holding his performance partner upside down by the legs with his left arm. His partner, upside down, is then bent from the waste through George's legs.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Newspaper Clippings of the Holloway's Performing, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box: Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178C121.20
Scope and Contents

Four newspaper image clippings, mounted to a dark brown paper. The image on the top left is of two male performers climbing a ladder, one half way up on one side and the other at the top on the other side. The image on the top right is a man balanced on his feet on a high wire, with a woman standing on his shoulders and a man with his legs around his waist, pushing a wheel a long a high wire.

Dates: c1890 - 1910