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Photograph of a troupe of performers, possibly acrobats, from Sanger's Circus. The man on the back row, furthest right, is believed to be Harry Austin (husband of Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman). The man to the left of him is believed to be a member of the Holloway family. The man on the left of the front row is believed to be George Austin.

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Photograph of a group of women, the woman in the centre of the group is believed to be a member of the Sanger family.

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Photograph of Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman between two circus performers. To the left of Ellen is a clown with bagpipes. To the right is her brother in law George Austin in equestrian uniform. The photograph was taken at 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus. The clown is possibly Ellen's father Alexander Coleman, known as Little Sandy.

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Portrait photograph of Yetta Schultz who was noted as a tightrope or wire walker performer with 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus.

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Photograph of a group of female equestrian performers in elaborately decorated costume. The performers are with Sanger's Circus. Costumes such as these were used in Lord George Sanger's Circus parade. 'Lord' John Sanger's Circus also featured a parade in which five sisters Ida, Victoria, Dagmar, Maude and Jennie Sanger rode side saddle dressed in 'Gainsborough' costumes. Some of these performers could also be from the Ohmy (Smith) family.

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Photograph of a groom or circus worker with four piebald horses from Sanger's Circus.

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Photograph of performers from Sanger's Circus. The image shows a clown being chased by a man dressed in coarse blanket type costume, with black make-up and a club. The clown is believed to be George Holloway. This maybe an act that 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus had mentioned in the programme (178K45.1) called 'Koho the Indian Chief and Albert the Clown'.

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Photograph of two women looking at some paper and two other women peeping through a flap in a circus tent. Believed to be at 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus. The woman, top left, is believed to be Kate Holloway, niece of 'Lord' George Sanger.

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Photograph of performers from Sanger's Circus standing beside a circus tent. The image shows three men and includes a clown and a man with a club. This maybe an act that 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus had, mentioned in the programme (178K45.1), called 'Koho the Indian Chief and Albert the Clown'.

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Photograph of two male animal trainers or equestrian performers from Sanger's Circus.

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Photograph of two equestrian performers in costume with tricorn hats from 'Lord' John Sanger's Circus. A horse drawn wagon for 'Lord' John Sanger's Circus can be seen in the background.

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Photograph of two aerial performers from Sanger's Circus.

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Photograph of a group of comedy Wild West performers from Sanger's Circus. The woman, second from the left, is Kate Holloway equestrian performer with 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus and niece of 'Lord' George Sanger. The person furthest right is Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman, equestrian performer and granddaughter of 'Lord' George Sanger. The person second from right is Yetta Schultz, an aerial tightrope walking performer.

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Photograph of a female aerial performer from Sanger's Circus.

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Photograph of Kate Holloway, niece of 'Lord' George Sanger and equestrian performer on a horse with a clown. The clown is her father James Henry Holloway. Circus living wagons can be seen are in the background.

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Photograph of Yetta Schultz in her aerial performance costume . Yetta was noted as a tightrope or wire walker with 'Lord' George Sanger's Circus.

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Publicity photograph of two female jugglers, the juggler on the left is Olive Austin great granddaughter of 'Lord' George Sanger.

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Red tinted photograph of a female performer from a juggling act with Olive Austin. Possibly Cisse Austin.

Scope and Contents Photographic postcard of aerial performer Florence Austin on Blackpool South Pier. The photograph is stamped with ' Pier Studio, South Pier' on reverse. 'To Mama with Love Flo' is written on reverse. Florence Austin was the daughter of performers Harry Austin and Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman. Florence was also the great granddaughter of 'Lord' George Sanger. Florence (Florrie) married Thomas Manley and appeared as the double act 'Manley and Austin' in circus and variety from the 1930s to the...

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Photograph of a female aerial trapeze performer Florence Austin. Florence Austin was the daughter of performers Harry Austin and Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman. Florence was also the great granddaughter of 'Lord' George Sanger. Florence (Florrie) married Thomas Manley and appeared as the double act 'Manley and Austin' in circus and variety from the 1930s to the 1960s.