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Animal trainers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 190 Collections and/or Records:

Theatre Royal Poster, 5 June 1848

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.14
Scope and Contents

Williamson Square, Van Amburgh animal trainer, Morok the Beast Tamer, The Irish Tutor. Black type on white background, listing of acts and dramatic incidents. Printed by W. Ellis, Printer, 21 Castle Street, Liverpool.

Dates: 5 June 1848

Togare and Two Tigers, c1930 - 1955

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.144
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of an animal trainer known as ‘Togare’, shown in costume with two tigers. Stamped on the reverse as the copyright of Captain A. E. Middleton.

Dates: c1930 - 1955

Trade and Advertising Material, c1900 - 1999

 Series
Reference code: 178I22
Scope and Contents

A range of items of promotion and advertising from a range of circus companies and performers, including artistes' photographs with act descriptions used for seeking employment in circuses and pamphlets advertising independent performances and circus companies' literature and souvenirs for public distribution and promotion including Gerry Cottle's Circus, Belle Vue, Blackpool Tower, Bertram Mills Circus, Gandey's, Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey, Knie and many more.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Unidentified Man with Five Dogs, c1936 - 1950

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.94
Scope and Contents

Black and white postcard of an unidentified man, thought to be the husband of Ida Rosaire, shown in costume with five dogs (poodles) outside the circus tent at Rosaire's Circus.

Dates: c1936 - 1950

Unidentified Man with Five Dogs, c1936 - 1950

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.95
Scope and Contents

Black and white postcard of an unidentified man, thought to be the husband of Ida Rosaire, shown in costume with five dogs (poodles) outside the circus tent at Rosaire's Circus.

Dates: c1936 - 1950

Various Items of Ephemera, c1970 - 1979

 Series
Reference code: 178Z34
Scope and Contents

Various items of circus and film production ephemera.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters, c1800 - 1930

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.1-51
Scope and Contents

Early circus and menagerie posters including Polito's menagerie, Astley's Amphitheatre and Pablo Fanque's, Sanger's, Powell's, Ducrow's, Cooke's and Hengler's circuses among others.

Dates: c1800 - 1930

Vivian Rosaire, Ida Rosaire and a Horse, c1936 - 1950

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.96
Scope and Contents

Black and white postcard of Vivian Rosaire (also known as 'La Petit Vivienne') and Ida Rosaire. One of the women is shown in costume sitting bareback on a horse (thought to be Vivian Rosaire).

Dates: c1936 - 1950

Vivian Rosaire, Ida Rosaire and a Horse, c1936 - 1950

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.99
Scope and Contents

Black and white postcard of Vivian Rosaire (also known as 'La Petit Vivienne') and Ida Rosaire. One of the women is shown in costume doing a trick on the back of a horse (thought to be Vivian Rosaire).

Dates: c1936 - 1950

World's Fair Newspaper Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0085
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the complete run of The World's Fair Newspaper from 1904 to the present day. Issues from 1904 to 1950 are on microfilm.

Dates: 1904 - 2020