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Animals

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1289 Collections and/or Records:

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.59
Scope and Contents

Clapham Common, South Side, 28 October to 23 November. Colour illustration of baby elephant on brown background, wearing a tutu and a pointy hat with a bauble stood up on two legs with its head turned towards the viewer and holding a yellow sign under his right leg reading The World's Greatest Circus, Thrills, Spectacle, Beauty. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd. Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.60
Scope and Contents

Leicester, Emerald Street Site, 15 April to 27 April. Colour illustration of baby elephant on brown background, wearing a tutu and a pointy hat with a bauble stood up on two legs with its head turned towards the viewer and holding a yellow sign under his right leg reading The World's Greatest Circus, Thrills, Spectacle, Beauty. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd. Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.61
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Clapham Common, South Side, open until 20 November. Colour illustration of baby elephant on blue background, wearing a pointy hat with a bauble and a green bowtie, seated on a circus platform in front of a small woman in circus band uniform wearing a tall red hat and black shorts, holding a poster with his trunk with the location and time of the circus, also yellow and white type. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Nesfield Printing Works Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.62
Scope and Contents

Birmigham, Hay Mills, 18 March to 3 April. Colour illustration of elephant on blue background, wearing a pointy hat with a bauble and a green bowtie, seated on a circus platform in front of a small woman in circus band uniform wearing a tall red hat and black shorts, holding a poster with his trunk with the location and time of the circus, also yellow and white type. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Nesfield Printing Works Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 28 October - 23 November 1968

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Reference code: 178R47.63
Scope and Contents

Clapham Common, South Side. Colour illustration of elephant wearing a tutu and a pointy hat with a bauble stood on a circus platform and a mouse dressed as an elephant trainer holding a whip on blue background. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 28 October - 23 November 1968

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1968

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Reference code: 178K43.196
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant wearing a stripey blue and yellow apron bathing a baby elephant, which is holding an umbrella, bubbles and blue background on front cover, inside introduction, article on the late Billy Smart, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p.

Dates: 1968

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1969

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Reference code: 178K43.204
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant wearing a stripey blue and yellow apron bathing a baby elephant, which is holding an umbrella, bubbles and blue background on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p

Dates: 1969

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1969

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Reference code: 178K43.205
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant wearing a stripey blue and yellow apron bathing a baby elephant, which is holding an umbrella, bubbles and blue background on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p

Dates: 1969

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1968

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Reference code: 178K43.206
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant wearing a stripey blue and yellow apron bathing a baby elephant, which is holding an umbrella, bubbles and blue background on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p

Dates: 1968

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1968

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Reference code: 178K43.207
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant wearing a stripey blue and yellow apron bathing a baby elephant, which is holding an umbrella, bubbles and blue background on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p

Dates: 1968

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1968

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Reference code: 178K43.208
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant wearing a stripey blue and yellow apron bathing a baby elephant, which is holding an umbrella, bubbles and blue background on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p

Dates: 1968

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1969

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Reference code: 178K43.214
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of baby elephant wearing a pointy hat and a tutu, standing on its hinds with its back to the viewer and the head turned on a marron background with white stars, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p

Dates: 1969

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1970

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Reference code: 178K43.215
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of baby elephant wearing a pointy hat and a tutu, standing on its hinds with its back to the viewer and the head turned on a marron background with white stars, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p

Dates: 1970

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1970

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Reference code: 178K43.216
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of baby elephant wearing a pointy hat and a tutu, standing on its hinds with its back to the viewer and the head turned on a marron background with white stars, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, also inside one loose ticket, 14p.p

Dates: 1970

Billy Smart's Circus Programme, 1968

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Reference code: 178K43.226
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant wearing a stripey blue and yellow apron bathing a baby elephant, which is holding an umbrella, bubbles and blue background on front cover, inside introduction, article on Billy Smart, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 14p.p

Dates: 1968

Billy Smart's New World Circus and Fun Fair Poster, 3 - 8 July 1950

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Reference code: 178R47.80
Scope and Contents Salisbury, Cook's Field, Wilton Road. The Elleanos, high wire act, Jolly balancing act, Miss Olga trapeze act, The Grand Carousel, The Crazy Car, The Great Alexanders springboard act, 12 Royal Welsh Liberty ponies, Performing bears, Vinicky, English clowns, Highland Oxen trained by J. Vinicky, elephants, 8 Friesian black horses, Nicolai and his performing lions, Leona on the steel mast. Yellow, blue and black type on red, white and yellow stripe background with illustration of elephant and...
Dates: 3 - 8 July 1950

Billy Smart's New World Circus and Fun Fair Poster, 26 June - 1 July 1950

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Reference code: 178R47.137
Scope and Contents Oxford, Botley Road. The Elleanos high wire act, Jolly balancing act, Miss Olga trapeze act, The Grand Carousel, The Crazy Car, The Great Alexanders springboard act, Billy Smart Junior presents 12 Royal Welsh Liberty ponies, Bears, Vinicky, English clowns, Highland oxen, Elephants, 8 Friesian black horses, Nicolai and his performing lions, Leona on the steel mast. Multicolour type on multicolour background and colour illustration of circus ring showing a white face clown's head in the...
Dates: 26 June - 1 July 1950

Billy Smart's new World Circus and Menagerie Poster, 24 - 29 May 1954

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Reference code: 178R47.81
Scope and Contents

Edinburgh, Murray Fields. Colour illustration of acts grouped around the poster with highland cattle, a white face clown's face and an elephant behind a wheel of death on the top section, horses, chimpanzees and cebras on the centre and lions, clown faces, polar bears and an elephant in a police hat riding a motorcycle on the bottom section. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 24 - 29 May 1954

Billy Smart's New World Circus and Menagerie Poster, 16 November - 5 December 1953

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Reference code: 178R47.82
Scope and Contents Birmingham, Greyhound stadium car park. 10 baby elephants, The Rhors balancing act, 6 Palominos horses, Highland bulls, The Puhlmanns jet plane acrobatics, The Davron Himalayan bears, baby zebras, chimpanzees, The Gutis comedy act, The Minivers motor cycle aerial act, The Highwayman and his black steeds, bareback riders, 10 lions, 9 Moroccan tumblers. Yellow, red, white green and black type on blue, white, red, green and yellow background, in the centre black and white illustration of...
Dates: 16 November - 5 December 1953

Billy Smart's New World Circus and Menagerie Poster, 16 November - 5 December 1953

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Reference code: 178R47.91
Scope and Contents

Birmigham, Greyhound Stadium car park. Colour illustration of chimpanzees sat around a table drinking tea and eating cake, wearing bibs with their names on. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 16 November - 5 December 1953