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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4555 Collections and/or Records:

Circus Hoffman's American Three Ring Circus Poster, c1980 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.46
Scope and Contents

Towyn Ty Mawr holiday Park, Wales. Colour illustration of showgirl and tiger in pink.

Dates: c1980 - 1989
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Posters

Circus Hoffman's American Three Ring Circus Poster, c1980 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.47
Scope and Contents

Newport. Colour illustration of showgirl, elephant and clown in pink.

Dates: c1980 - 1989
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Posters

Circus Holiday Poster, Tuesday 9 - Sunday 14 July 1981

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.55
Scope and Contents

First Ever Visit. Dumfries. Colour illustration of clown face.

Dates: Tuesday 9 - Sunday 14 July 1981
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Posters

Circus Holiday Poster, Tuesday 3 - Sunday 15 November 1981

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.63
Scope and Contents

Lea Bridge Road. Colour illustration of clown face on pink.

Dates: Tuesday 3 - Sunday 15 November 1981
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Posters

Circus Holiday Poster, c1988

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1213
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of circus acts including clowns, a male trapeze act and an African warrior as well as a stripey black and white circus tent with world flags along the bottom edge. Left blank for adding location and date on bottom section

Dates: c1988
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Belle Vue, Kelvin Hall, Boswell and Wilkie and other British and International Circus Posters

Circus Holiday Poster, c2000-2015

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1214
Scope and Contents

Draperstown, Cattle Mart, Tuesday 11 to Wednesday 12 April. Colour illustration of clown holding a cartooche reading A World of Circus over a black and white stripey circus tent and colour photograph of a male aerial act wearing a large white cape on top right, over a yeloow and pink background

Dates: c2000-2015
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Belle Vue, Kelvin Hall, Boswell and Wilkie and other British and International Circus Posters

Circus Jamboree Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 5: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.33
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathe. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Castle Films, Produced by United World Films Inc. Black and white with sound. Includes various European Circus Performers.

Dates: c1945 - 1960
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Circus Jamboree Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 8: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.60
Scope and Contents

16mm, Cyldon, Castle Films. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Euegene Castle, USA circus and various top European performers, with extensive notes. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1945 - 1960
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Circus Knie Advertising Material, 1953 - 1987

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178I22.36
Scope and Contents

Advertising material for Circus Knie including their newspaper, containing extensive information on international performers and acts including Lilly Yokoi, Trubka, The Fratellis and the Flying Marilees, touring schedules and various souvenir brouchures for their zoo and menagerie, contain black and white and colour photographs with text and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1953 - 1987
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Circus Knie, Chinese Circus, Rivalen der Manege,23 Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, Magie, Melo et Music-Hall 'What a Wonderful World' and Cirque de Soleil Films, 1987 - 2002

 Item
Reference code: 178D13.17
Scope and Contents School TV, Corona Filmproduktion, ARTE, Cirque de Soleil Images inc and Serpents Film Production. Colour, sound and background music. DVD1 Franco Knie documentary contains interviews, behind the scenes footage, circus build up and show, narrated in German tv broadcast, Rivalen der Manege circus film in German, 02:05:28 mins. DVD2 23 Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, Magie, Melo et Music-Hall 'What a Wonderful World' tv broadcast with Cirque d'Hiver narrated in German 2002-2003, Cirque...
Dates: 1987 - 2002
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

Circus Knie Film, c1930 - 2000

 Item
Reference code: 178D4.20
Scope and Contents

Documentary on VHS cassette format about Circus Knie.

Dates: c1930 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Geoff Stevens Collection / Film

Circus Knie Programmes, 1953 - 1988

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.614
Scope and Contents

Knie Circus programmes containing black and white and colour photographs of performers and acts with information, illustrations, programme and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1953 - 1988
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes

Circus Krone and Jumbo Films, 1984

 Item
Reference code: 178D13.13
Scope and Contents

Bayerischen Rundfunks, Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Colour, sound and background music. DVD1 Circus Krone tv broadcast, showing circus acts and animal acts, narrated in German, 1984, 'Stars in der Manege' Circus Krone tv broadcast, gala in favour of old artiste and journalists in Circus Kronen, narrated in German, 02:00:21 mins. DVD2 Billy Rose's Jumbo film starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye, 02:12:19 mins. Germany and America.

Dates: 1984
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

Circus Krone, Circus Knie, 7th Massy Festival and 24th Monte Carlo Circus Festival Films, 1999 - 2002

 Item
Reference code: 178D13.9
Scope and Contents SAT1 TV, 3SAT TV, MDR TV. Colour, sound and background music. DVD1 documentary about Circus Krone showing behind the scenes footage, interviews, performers and acts, build up and take down of the circus and circus children in school, narrated in German, Knie Circus documentary narrated in German, showing behind the scenes footage of animal act rehersals, performers and general workers, taking down the circus and on the road, commercial advertising, American TV sitcom, 03:04:24 mins. DVD2 7th...
Dates: 1999 - 2002
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

Circus Krone Poster, c1980 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.44
Scope and Contents

Ulm. Colour illustration of animals and acts.

Dates: c1980 - 1989
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Posters

Circus Krone Programme, 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.31
Scope and Contents

Various artists. Contains illustrations on cover with photos, 48p.p.

Dates: 1979
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Christopher Palmer Collection / Programmes

Circus Krone Programme, 1980

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.34
Scope and Contents

Various artists including Oleg Popov, clown. Contains illustration on cover and photos, 44p.p.

Dates: 1980
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Christopher Palmer Collection / Programmes

Circus Life No. 3, Whirlings, Circus and Vintage Thrill Makers 'Circus Edition' Films, c1927 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178D13.5
Scope and Contents Vintage Video Productions, Peak Film Productions. Colour and black and white, sound and background music. DVD 1 'I Want to be a Lion Tamer', documentary narrated in English by Zac Radcliffe who talk about life in Whirlings circus, shows the circus travelling, setting up, acts in the ring and back stage scenes c1980s, 'Here's the Circus' documentary, scenes in black and white, narrated in English, c1950s-c1960s, 'American Circus Life Vol 2', black and white scenes of circus performers,...
Dates: c1927 - 1989
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

Circus Lists Research Material, 1938 - 1951

 File
Reference code: 178B30.18
Scope and Contents

Booklets containing lists of British and European circuses with brief descriptions and lists of their acts, also contain newspaper cuttings, the 1938 booklet contains loose pages by Hal Thomas (David Harold Thomas). Typescript.

Dates: 1938 - 1951
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Monographs, Articles, Manuscripts and Research Material

Circus Markus Poster, 1970

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.31
Scope and Contents

The Tomahawks-whips, knives, hatchets, Gunga-Din and Shapphire, Sensational 20th century Hercules.

Dates: 1970
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Circus Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

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