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Animals

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1293 Collections and/or Records:

Circus Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1970 - 1979

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R11.400-476
Scope and Contents

Circus posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

Circus Research Material, 1872 - 1975

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178B30.1
Scope and Contents Photocopies of programmes from the London Hippodrome, the National Amphitheatre, Hengler's Circus, Olympia, Hagenbeck's Wonder Zoo and Big Circus, Barnum and Bailey, Paulo's Circus, Chapman's Circus, Rosaire's Circus, Grand Continental Circus at the Crystal Palace, Barrett's Canadian Circus, Cody's Continental Circus, Pinder's Royal Circus and Menagerie and other UK and international circuses, also photocopies of newspaper cuttings, ordenance survey, photographs of performers and posters,...
Dates: 1872 - 1975

Circus Research Material, 1891 - 1935

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178B30.37
Scope and Contents A large volume of typed and handwritten material referring to information published in newspapers and journals including the Strand Magazine, The Royal Magazine, McClure's Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The Bookman, The World Magazine, Cassells's Magazine, American Magazine, The Toronto Star Weekly, Everybody's Magazine, Collier's Illustrated Weekly, St. Nicholas Magazine, Popular Science Monthly, Pearson's Magazine and Saturday Evening Post on animal training and other aspects of wild...
Dates: 1891 - 1935

Circus Rider Print, 1897 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.4
Scope and Contents

Circus Rider, from L'Estampe Moderne series. Lithograph on paper by Richard Ranft (1862-1931). Colour illustration of the front section of a horse riden by a lady rider on the foreground over yellow background and a clown and a man in white outfit and black out face on the background.

Dates: 1897 - 1899

Circus Scene Drawing, c1920 - 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.6
Scope and Contents

Ink on card drawing by CATT. Black and white comical illustration of circus ring with elephant, chasing a man dress in tails and top hat , equestrian act, two ladies on a trapeze, man smoking a pipe walking on a horizontal bar, lion tamer and clown.

Dates: c1920 - 1969

Circus Train Scene Print, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.74
Scope and Contents

A black and white print of trains heading towards a very large circus tent and animals being unloaded with the head of a horse and a woman on the left hand side and an elephant and clown on the right and red and yellow corner decorations by Kay Goff.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Circus Verlaine Poster, c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.663
Scope and Contents

Poster left blank for over-printing location and date. Grin Europe’s No. 1 clown, acrobats, jugglers, fakirs, aerialists, animals, ritual fire spectacular. Multicoloured type on white background.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

Circus World Championships Programme, 1977

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.20
Scope and Contents Mary Chipperfield and her Bengal Tigers, The Santus cycling troupe, Competition between:, The Mohawks, Jerry, Jimmy And Jonny and Michaela Kaiser troupe trick cycling competition, Sheff Amer ,Samson and Ivan Karl strongman competition, The White Devils, Wallendas and Manfred Doval High-wire competition, The Flying Ganeas, Flying Terrells and The Rock Smith Fliers-trapeze competition, Victor Ponce, Bob Bramson and Kris Kremo jugglers competition, Hoppe’s Mules and others. Includes daily...
Dates: 1977

Cirkus Arnardo Programme, 1981

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.32
Scope and Contents

Posna und Kornelia jugglers, Duo Carrington dog act, Trio Siberia balancing act, Los Alamos Wild West act, Manesjen Klareres, Anita and Brandy illusionist, Miss Isabella trapeze, Barbereren, Nock and Nock, Six Maciva, Les Brumbach, Pio-Mario-Pio clowns, Richter-Truppen equestrian act. Contains illustraion, 4p.p.

Dates: 1981

Cirkus Merano Poster, c1980 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.34
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of clown and elephant by Thomas. Left blank for overprinting location and date.

Dates: c1980 - 1989

Cirkus Merano Poster, c1980 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.50
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of clown and elephant by Thomas with tear off tickets. Left blank for overprinting location and date.

Dates: c1980 - 1989

Cirkus Merano Poster, c1993

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.51
Scope and Contents

Bodo. Colour illustration of clown and elephant by Thomas.

Dates: c1993

Cirkus Merano Poster, c1984

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.52
Scope and Contents

10 Year anniversary. Colour illustration of clown and elephant and cake by Thomas. Left blank for overprinting location and date.

Dates: c1984

Cirkus Merano Poster, 1994

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.53
Scope and Contents

Oslo. 20th Year anniversary. Colour illustration of clowns and elephant by Thomas.

Dates: 1994

Cirkus Merano Programme, 1977

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.16
Scope and Contents

Tito Reyes balance act, Hergotti poodles, Mical Chen trick cyclist, Gerard Edontrapeze, Bocky, Randel and Co. clowns, Burger Sisters aerialists, Martin granger puppets. Contains colour illustration on cover with photos, 16p.p.

Dates: 1977

Cirkus Scott Film, 1996 - 1998

 Item
Reference code: 178D4.3
Scope and Contents

Film showing footage of Cirkus Scott on VHS cassette format.

Dates: 1996 - 1998

Cirkus Scott Film, c1937 - 2002

 Item
Reference code: 178D4.4
Scope and Contents

Film showing footage on VHS cassette format of Circus Scott from an Italian television compilation.

Dates: c1937 - 2002

Cissy Rosaire and Wally Shufflebottom Riding Elephants on Their Wedding Day, 1936

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.92
Scope and Contents

Black and white postcard, taken from height, looking down at Cecilia Rosaire (also know as Cissy Rosaire) and Wally Shufflebottom on their wedding day, shown riding an elephant with another elephant and a large crowd surrounding them outside St. Mary Magdalen Church on the High Street, Billericay, Essex. The elephants are possibly 'Salt' and 'Saucy'. Florence Rosaire (also known as 'The Countess') can be seen in the middle of the photograph smiling at the camera.

Dates: 1936

Clash by Night, Defective Detectives and The Pawn Shop Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.273
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 350 Feet. Silent, with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Barbara Stanwych and Robert Ryan in 'Clash by Night'. Harrison Marks in 'Defective Detectives'. Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Eric Campbell in 'The Pawn Shop'. Also features animal scenes from London Zoo, Indian Elephants and Hawiian girls.

Dates: c1942 - 1965

Clem Merks in Leopard Print Costume, c1930 - 1955

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.136
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of animal trainer, Clem Merks, shown in a leopard print costume outside a living caravan. Stamped on the reverse as the copyright of Captain A. E. Middleton.

Dates: c1930 - 1955