Photograph of a man doing a handstand.

Photograph of a female aerial performer from Sanger Circus.

Photograph of aerial performers combining poses together whilst suspended from ropes. The photograph is stamped Fielding Albion Place Leeds in the bottom left corner.

Photograph of two aerial performers from Sanger Circus.

Script for Cinderella and Life of George Sanger booklets.

Photograph of Astley's Amphitheatre on Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. Handwritten on front of the photograph 'Dada & Mama, Topsy and Marie on balcony' and also 'Astley's Theatre taken in the last weeks before pulled down'. The people described 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.

Photograph of two male acrobats performing on a motorbike. The motorbike has a flag on the handle bars marked 'Bros Barr' (Brothers Barr). The Brothers Barr were Thomas and Charles Barr, originally miners, of Lochgelly, Fifeshire. They wee also later billed as the Aberdonians. The brothers are performing in front of a lorry marked Moxon's Circus. Moxon's Circus is recorded as travelling in 1928 and 1929 in the World's Fair newspaper.

Photograph of Bert Sanger being held in the trunk of Tiny the elephant.

Photograph of a boat. The ship's bell is stamped 'Aberdeen'.

Photograph of two male acrobats performing on a motorbike. The motorbike has a flag on the handle bars marked 'Bros Barr' (Brothers Barr). The Brothers Barr were Thomas and Charles Barr, originally miners, of Lochgelly, Fifeshire. They were also later billed as the Aberdonians. The brothers are performing in front of a lorry marked Moxon's Circus. Moxon's Circus is recorded as travelling in 1928 and 1929 in the World's Fair.

Memorandum of agreement between Mrs A. Reeve-Sanger and Rupert Heath.

Photograph of a circus clown standing in front of a living wagon. The photograph maybe related to Moxon's Circus or the Moxon acrobats and jugglers.

Photograph of a circus clown in front of a circus tent. The photograph maybe related to Moxon's Circus or the Moxon acrobats and jugglers.

Photograph of an elephant and small pony being held by a handler. The elephant has a large advertising banner tied to its back with the lettering 'To-day at...'

Photograph of a family group seated next to tents, possibly part of a travelling show or circus. Two men are playing musical instruments. The woman furthest right is Ellen 'Topsy' Coleman. The man next to Ellen is thought to be Harold Moxon. The woman, second from left, is Florence Austin aerial performer. The photograph may possibly be related to Moxon's Circus. Ellen Coleman married Harold Moxon in 1940.

This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses

Photograph of a group of four women and one man stood in front of a circus tent.

Photograph of a group of circus performers in front of a living wagon and tent. Two older men are seated left, with a standing male wild west performer and a standing woman, far right.

Photograph of circus horses and ponies. The photograph maybe related to Moxon's Circus or the Moxon acrobats and jugglers.

Photograph of a circus lion in a beast wagon cage.