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Performers

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5147 Collections and/or Records:

Circus Performing Family with a Horse, c1935 - 1938

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.63
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of a man and a women in costume, with a young boy and a older women, thought to have been taken at Fossett's Circus.

Dates: c1935 - 1938

Circus Photographic Album, 1952 - 1954

 Item
Reference code: 178C108.5134
Scope and Contents

Photographic album containing black and white photographs of circus, including tents, animals, performers, transport and people from various circus including Smart, Bertram Mills, Wilkie's, Chiperfield's and Fossett's and performers including Priscilla Keys, Togare, The Corinthians and The Bakers, some images are missing, 22p.p.

Dates: 1952 - 1954

Circus Photographic Album, c1970 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178C108.5136
Scope and Contents

Photograpic album containing colour photographs of a selection of British and European circuses including; Circus Barum, Hoffman, Moscow State Circus, Circo Medrano, Knie and Fossett's Circus and performers, 18p.p

Dates: c1970 - 1989

Circus Photographic Album, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178C108.5139
Scope and Contents

Photographic album containing colour photographs of various American circuses including; Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey, Circus Vargas and Clyde Beatty Cole Bross Circus and the Circus World Museum, 18p.p. loose.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Circus Photographs, 1953 - 1992

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.974-1170
Scope and Contents

Colour and black and white photographs of Jay Miller's Circus, Mike Austin's Circus, Gerry Cottle's Circus, Robert Brothers Circus, Chipperfield's Circus, Circus Krone, Circus Paulos and Gandey's Circus including tents, performers and acts, also Bertam Mills and Blackpool Tower Circus posters, circus enthisiast events, circus models, also a wedding at Galaxy Circus.

Dates: 1953 - 1992

Circus Photographs, c1800 - 1989

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.1181-5133
Scope and Contents

Black and white and colour photographs and postcards of circus performers, acts, showmen, circus scenes, transport, performing animals and people, some images contain press release information and other pieces of information about the acts.

Dates: c1800 - 1989

Circus Photographs, 1910 - 1964

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.5141-5337
Scope and Contents Black and white and some colour photographs of circus scenes, animals, people and personalities including; Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Dame Laura Knight, Bertram Mills, Cyril Mills, Winston Churchill, Coco, Whimsical Walker, A. Pearson equestrian director at Bertram Mills Circus, Percy Huxter, Lulu Adams, Cissie Rosaire, Aubry Rosaire and Zena Rosaire, also Rosaire Circus, Bertam Mills Circus, Tom Arnold's Circus, Ginnett's and Fossett's Circus and a large Barnum shows...
Dates: 1910 - 1964

Circus Photography Scrapbook, 1962 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.72
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of photographs of multiple circus acts including Joan Rosaire and her Golden Horses, The Flying Cherokees, The Marchitas, Ria in the Golden Moon and Rudi Lenz, 20p.p.

Dates: 1962 - 1979

Circus Pinder Poster, 29 April - 1 May c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.110
Scope and Contents

Rosyths Fairground. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.

Dates: 29 April - 1 May c1970 - 1979

Circus Pinder Poster, 26 - 28 April c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.111
Scope and Contents

Haddington, East Haugh. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.

Dates: 26 - 28 April c1970 - 1979

Circus Pinder Poster, 22 - 24 April c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.112
Scope and Contents

Dunbar Countess Crescent. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.

Dates: 22 - 24 April c1970 - 1979

Circus Pinder Poster, c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.113
Scope and Contents

Berwick upon Tweed. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

Circus Pinder Poster, 20 - 22 May c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.114
Scope and Contents

Kirriemuir. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.

Dates: 20 - 22 May c1970 - 1979

Circus Pinder Poster, 24 - 26 May c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.115
Scope and Contents

Brechin. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.

Dates: 24 - 26 May c1970 - 1979

Circus Pinder Poster, 6 - 8 May c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.116
Scope and Contents

Cupar Carthourgh. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.

Dates: 6 - 8 May c1970 - 1979

Circus Pinder Poster, 10 - 12 May c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.117
Scope and Contents

Newburgh. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.

Dates: 10 - 12 May c1970 - 1979

Circus Poster, 16 April 1855

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.9
Scope and Contents

The largest fragment contains an equestrian scene by Mr. William Cooke. Black type on white background.

Dates: 16 April 1855

Circus Poster, c1800 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.17
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of circus acts including a bareback act in the centre performed with nine horses. Trained horse acrobatics, floor acrobatics and clown scenes on top left section and clowning with pig and female horse acrobatics on bottom right section. Signed Willsons' Leicester, Regd.

Dates: c1800 - 1899

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 Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1965 - 1979

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R11.29-131
Scope and Contents

Circus posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.

Dates: c1965 - 1979