Posters for Blackpool Tower Circus including shows by Knie's Circus, Circus Krone, Circus Schumann, Bertram Mills Circus, Robert Brothers Circus and performances by Charlie Cairoli, Doddles, Coco the Clown, The Rosaires, Lilly Yokoi, Alfred Court, Vojtek Trubka, The Great Wallendas and Mary Chipperfield among others.

The Charles Taylor collection is a fine example of Taylor’s of Wombwell printers’ posters, which highlight changes in printing techniques, fashion and taste within the popular entertainment industry. Included are examples of posters for pantomimes, fairs and circuses. The collection also contains handbills and other advertising material.

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

Circus posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.

Includes correspondence sent to Ruth Manning-Sanders from performers that she met whilst travelling with the circus, including Freddie Pickford and various members of the Rosaire family, notably Fred Rosaire (also known as The Count) and Florence Rosaire (known as The Countess).

This collection contains black and white photographs and postcards of several generations of the Decar family with a strong focus on John Decar and his act as Decar and Tomato. It also includes other circus performers as well as autograph books and a scrapbook.

Black and white photograph of Derrick Rosaire shown backstage training a bear. Photograph stamped on the reverse as the copyright of Captain A. E. Middleton.

Archive of the Digger Pugh family including newspaper cuttings, photographs, negatives, business records, programmes, research material, posters and films.

Please notice that 178D24.4 contains scenes of animal cruelty and human fatalities. Copies of films on DVD format showing performers at various circus around the world, travelling scenes, scenic views, performers behind the scenes, film sets. Black and white and colour, sound.

Black and white postcard of Ivor Rosaire with two elephants, known as 'Salt' and 'Saucy'. Inscription on the reverse reads as follows: 'Ivor Rosaire with John Swallow's elephants: Salt and Saucy'.

Black and white postcard of Ivor Rosaire with two elephants, known as 'Salt' and 'Saucy'. Includes the following text underneath the image: 'Ivor Presents Rosaire's Elephants'. On the reverse there is a message sent to Joan Manning-Sanders from her mother, Ruth Manning-Sanders. The first line reads: 'Just said goodbye to the Rosaires'.

Black and white postcard of Ivor Rosaire, shown with his head in an elephants mouth and the elephant is lifting him off the ground.

Compilation of monographs, articles, manuscripts and a range of research material about circus companies and performers in the United Kingdom, Europe and other parts of the world by various authors, the research was mainly compiled by Hal Thomas.

A collection of newspaper cuttings on circus, circus proprietors and performers and scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings, posters, programmes and other items of ephemera, covering mainly British circuses and venues such as Belle Vue and also some international circuses.

Original works of art including artists' prints, drawings, watercolours and paintings, and designs for circus posters.

Includes photographs of photographs of circus performers, compiled by Ruth Manning-Sanders.

Photographic albums and photograhs showing the Decar family, circus performers and acts, including animals and images of different locations around the world.

A collection of posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell for music hall and variety, circus, pantomime and fairgrounds.