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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4555 Collections and/or Records:

Boswells' National Circus Programme, 1961

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.97
Scope and Contents

White and brown photographs of acts and performers around the left and bottom edges and red, yellow and brown type on stripey white and yellow background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, also newspaper cutting for an act and press pass for the Frontier Post and Times dated 8 September 1961, 10p.p.

Dates: 1961

Boswell's National Circus Programme, 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.104
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of laughing clown's face on top right and lion's head on bottom right over a red background with yellow, blue and black type , also a white, blue and yellow rosette reading golden jubilee on bottom left, on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 10p.p.

Dates: 1960

Boswell's Sirkus Combined with Wilkie Programme, c1960 - 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.98
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of white face clown covering the page on a yellow background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 10p.p.

Dates: c1960 - 1969

Boswell's South African National Circus Programme, 1958

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.88
Scope and Contents

Includes an introduction and a programme in the central pages as well as information on different acts with black and white photographs including, Koringa, The Flying Marilees, The Cycling Bales, Trio Chromatique, Les Morellys, Trevor Bale, Stanley Boswell, The Volants, The Congars. Colour illustration of woman wrestling a crocodile, surrounded by other crocodiles and snakes on the front cover and clown on back cover, 9p.p.

Dates: 1958

Boswell's South Africa's National Circus Programme, 1957

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.105
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of Davy Crockett and a wild west scene in a circus ring on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 10p.p.

Dates: 1957

Boxing Kangaroo Film, May - June 1895

 Item
Reference code: 178D12.2
Scope and Contents

Nitrate film by Robert Paul and Birt Acres, filmed on a small wooden stage, showing a brief scene of a boxing bout between a boy and a kangaroo and refereed by possibly the animal trainer or showman, who appears to the left of the pugilists.

Dates: May - June 1895

Brian Boswell's Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1193
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of circus acts including two female Chinese acrobats in red outfits in the centre on a black background

Dates: c1950-1999

Brian Boswell's Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1209
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of circus acts including Chinese acrobats, clowns and tiger on an orange and green background with white stars

Dates: c1950-1999

Brian Boswell's Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1344
Scope and Contents

Wheel of Death. Colour photograph of man crowching on a wheel of death up in the air over a clown and audience and combined blue and white, red and yellow and yellow type on red background at the top

Dates: c1950-1999

Brian Boswell's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.107
Scope and Contents

Colouring book programme. Colour illustration of roaring lion's head and leaping tiger on a blue background and yellow and red type on the front cover, inside out line of circus performers and scenes for colouring and a loose programme page, 11p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Brian Boswell's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.108
Scope and Contents

Purple and red type on yellow background with red stars and images of past programmes on the front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of acts and performes, a page on animal care and programme, 8p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Brian Steptoe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0061
Scope and Contents

An audio cassette recording of a conversation between Maggie Bird (formerly Mrs. Margaret Waddington and nee Shufflebottom) and Brian Steptoe on 15th June, 1993 at Bramerton, Norfolk. There is a ten page transcript to accompany the recording.

Dates: 1993

Brighton Centre Circus Poster, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.725
Scope and Contents

Brighton, The Brighton Centre, 20 July to 28 August. Colour illustration of three clowns, one standing on another foot while balancing the third of his arm, background yellow, type black. Designed by Derek Simpson

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Brighton Dance Collective Poster, 4 March 1991

 Item — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 16: Series 178R28
Reference code: 178R28.47
Scope and Contents

Black and white illustration of women dancing and white type on black background.

Dates: 4 March 1991

Bristol Hippodrome Programme, 3 February 1913

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.104
Scope and Contents

Bown and white illustration of architectural arch with four dancing women and a seascape on the background with two figures riding a horse on the front cover, inside commercial advertising and programme listing Inez and Pim, Daisy Sloan, Wild Australia, Fun in the Stockade, Sport and Play, Wild Jessie, Florina Cody, Percy Hayden, Draww, Hambo & Frisco, Haidee de Rance, Percy Honri in Bohemia on the Bioscope and Mouth of the Arbour, 4p.p.

Dates: 3 February 1913

Bristol Hippodrome Programme, 1 January 1913

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.105
Scope and Contents

Bown and white illustration of architectural arch with four dancing women and a seascape on the background with two figures riding a horse on the front cover, inside commercial advertising and programme listing Furness Willaims, Frederick Sylvester & Co., Monkey Music Hall, Lorna & Toots Punds, Canova's celebrated living porcelains on the bioscope, 4p.p.

Dates: 1 January 1913

Britannia Theatre, Briannia Pier, Great Yarmouth, Poster, Commencing Saturday 2 June c.1970-1980

 Item — Box Electric Modern Printing Collection Box 2: Series 178R45
Reference code: 178R45.120
Scope and Contents

Granada in association with Leslie Grade by arrangement with Bernard Delfont presents A Spectacular Production with the stars from the hit tv series The Comedians. Duggie Brown, George Roper, Colin Crompton, Mike Burton, Jerry Harris, Sheps Banjo Boys, Pamela Devis Dancers, The Bel Canto Singers. Blue poster with black banners, white, orange, pink and black text. Black and white photographs and colourful illustrations. Printed by Electric (Modern) Printing Co. Ltd. Manchester.

Dates: Commencing Saturday 2 June c.1970-1980

Britannia Theatre Britannia Pier Poster, Week commencing 12 June

 Item — Box Electric Modern Printing Collection Box 1: Series 178R45
Reference code: 178R45.3
Scope and Contents

Great Yarmouth. Bernard Delfont for Prime Presentations Ltd presents Harry Worth, The Harry Worth Show. Yellow Poster with pink, blue and yellow text with black and white photographs and illustrations.

Dates: Week commencing 12 June

British Circus and Variety Programmes, 1949 - 1970

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K56.1-32
Scope and Contents Circus and variety programmes includig Palace Theatre Manchester, Cunard White Star concert programme, Chipperfield Circus, Robert Brothers, Billy Smart's Circus, Billy Russell Hippodrome Circus, Big Top Circus, Prince's Royal International Circus and Tom Arnorld's Harringay Circus, contain photographs of the acts and information and including circus, variety and animal acts and featuring Sheila Pugh's Showgirls, The Digger Pugh Girls and the Wallabies. all programmes contain photographs of...
Dates: 1949 - 1970

British Circuses Programmes, 1921 - 2018

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.654
Scope and Contents Programmes for British circuses including Circus Fiesta, John Lawson's Circus, Gilberts Circus, Tom and Sheila Sandow, Tamara Coco's Circus, Blackpool Tower Circus, Bertram Mills, Billy Smart Circus, Peter Jay Superdrome Circus, Billy Russell's Circus, Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, Gerry Cottle's Circus, Jay Miller's Circus, Gandey's Circus, Monday Circus, Circus Hassani, Charles Weight's Empire Circus, Coleman Bros. Circus, Paulo's Circus, John Lester's Royal Midget Circus, Trevor's British...
Dates: 1921 - 2018