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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4357 Collections and/or Records:

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 10 - 12 June 1962

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Reference code: 178R47.71
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Stratford-on-Avon, Bishopton Field, Birmingham Road. Aerial fantasy, 20 elephants, The Fairyland story, U.S. Seventh Cavalry western show, polar bears, chimpanzees, camels plus over 150 other animals. Colour illustration of clown in green jacket and red trousers holding seven coloured ballons containing the circus acts over a black starry background. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 10 - 12 June 1962

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 12 - 17 August 1968

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Reference code: 178R47.73
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Bridlington, Sewerby Heads site. Yellow and white type on blue background with smiling clown face wearing a small, black and white checked top hat on centre left, text on bottom in blue type over white.

Dates: 12 - 17 August 1968

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 5 - 10 August 1957

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Reference code: 178R47.83
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Inverness, Bught Park. The Flying Hungarian Lunasz. Colour illustration of trapeze act showing two men a woman in mid air and a clown on a blue background and a pink circus ring below. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 5 - 10 August 1957

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 25 March - 17 April 1971

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Reference code: 178R47.85
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Birmigham, Hay Mills. Colour illustration of three clowns, one of which is throwing a bucket of water to the viewer on a darnk blue background with yellow type above. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 25 March - 17 April 1971

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.88
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Bridlington, Sewerby Heads site, 12-17 August. Colour illustration of smiley clown's face wearing a small checked top hat and the outline of a circus tent on the right in white with fireworks on the side on a blue background and yellow, white and red type. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 20 October - 1 November 1958

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Reference code: 178R47.90
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Slough, Twinches Lane, Bath Road. Colour illustration of Bartschelly, plate spinner wearing a white suite and black bow tie and spinning plates on an orange, red and blue background. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 20 October - 1 November 1958

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 18 - 28 March 1959

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Reference code: 178R47.92
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Cardiff, Sophia Gardens. Colour illustration of elephant foot hovering over a woman's head, who is laid on the floor. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 18 - 28 March 1959

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 15 - 20 April 1957

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Reference code: 178R47.93
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York, The Knavesmire. Presenting the new circorama plus great western spectacle featuring Davy Crockett. Colour illustration of western scene in ladscape showing native Americans and settlers in battle, a larger figure of a native American stood on a hill with his right arm raise and opposite Davy Crockett hodling a riffle. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 15 - 20 April 1957

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 6 - 11 July 1957

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Reference code: 178R47.94
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Preston, Moor Park. Featuring for the first time two super spectacles, The Wild West Show and the Arabian Nights Review. Colour illustration of a man in a turbant and a woman riding a black, winged horse in the centre, a man on a flying carpet on top left, belly dancers on bottom left and elephants with colour covers on. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 6 - 11 July 1957

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 1958

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Reference code: 178R47.95
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Featuring for the first time anywhere two super spectacles. The Wild West Show and the Arabian Nights Review. Colour illustration of wild west scene showing a settlers' caravan being chased by native Americans and a black and white scene on bottom right corner of the gun fighters. Poster left blank for location and dates.

Dates: 1958

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 13 - 15 September 1962

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Reference code: 178R47.96
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Hereford, The Race course. Featuring for the first time anywhere two super spectacles, The Wild West Show plus a new production, Fairyland Fantasy. Colour illustration of wild west scene showing a settlers' caravan being chased by native Americans. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 13 - 15 September 1962

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, c1946-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.97
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Worcester, The Pitchcroft, 10-12 September. A great new super spectacle, The Fairyland Fantasy. Colour illustration of woman in sparkling light blue gown holding a long stick with a star on the top end a castle on top left and two green witches over a cauldron on bottom left. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: c1946-1999

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.98
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Leeds, Queen's Hall, 26 December to 23 January. 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. 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: 178R47.99
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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 reading Wold's Largest Circus.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 23 October - 18 November 1967

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Reference code: 178R47.101
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Clapham Common. Yellow and white type on blue background with smiling clown face wearing a small, brown and white checked top hat on centre left and white outline of circus tent and fireworks, also blue and red type on white background on bottom section.

Dates: 23 October - 18 November 1967

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 23 October - 18 November 1967

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Reference code: 178R47.104
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Clapham Common. Yellow and white type on blue background with smiling clown face wearing a small, brown and white checked top hat on centre left and white outline of circus tent and fireworks, also blue and red type on white background on bottom section.

Dates: 23 October - 18 November 1967

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 25 October - 11 November 1961

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Reference code: 178R47.113
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Wood Lane, Scrub Recreation Ground. Colour illustration of female aerial acrobatic act in red suit on centre right and clown's face on centre left with elephants, camels, lions and other circus acts underneath. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 25 October - 11 November 1961

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 23 October - 18 November 1967

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Reference code: 178R47.115
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Clapham Common. Colour illustration of baby elephant on starry 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 reading 'New 1967 Production', also yellow, blue and red type. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Nesfield Printing Works Bradford.

Dates: 23 October - 18 November 1967

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 28 March - 2 April 1960

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Reference code: 178R47.118
Scope and Contents Doncaster, Glasgow Paddocks. The Wild West Show, The Arabian Nights Review, The Four Jungoves ladder balancing act, The Six Birds, Bartschelly plate spinning act, Arab horses and Shettland ponies, Alma Piaia aerial act, Billy Smart Junior presenting elephants, chimps presented by Heinz Borsch, Fle-Ming's sea lions, The Flying Lunasz trapeze act, The Three Peters aerial act, The Four Willers skating act, Highland cattle, The Andrasettis wire walking act, Sasha, Coco, Harty, Alby, Austin,...
Dates: 28 March - 2 April 1960

Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 27 July - 8 August 1964

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Reference code: 178R47.119
Scope and Contents Porstmouth, Southsea Common. Les Arata on the silver wire, Monik Maccio trapeze act, The riding machine, Brooke Bond's chimpanzees, 20 elephants, The Two Rapolli juggling act, The Six Skating Willers, U.S. Seventh Cavalry, Fairyland Story, The Flying Diamonds, The Atlas Sahara Troupe, High stilt walkers, The Roeber Sisters, The Six Cycling Kludsky, The Aerial Antinous. Multicolour type on multicolour background colour baloons on right hand side, colour illustration of chimpanzee in Native...
Dates: 27 July - 8 August 1964