Animal trainers
Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:
Noel Drewe Collection
A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. The films are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm and contain related correspondence and notes. This collection also contains some sound reels mainly of fairground music.
Norman Family Collection
Original Artwork, c1800 - 2000
Original works of art including artists' prints, drawings, watercolours and paintings, and designs for circus posters.
Our Call-Boy Presents Bertram Mills Circus Drawing, 30 December 1928
Performing Animals Certificate of Registration, 16 April 1947
Certificate issued to Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver) by the London County Council in accordance with the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925.
Performing Animals Film, May - June 1895
Nitrate film by Robert Paul and Birt Acres, showing two animal acts filmed on the same wooden stage as the Boxing Kangaroo. The first sequence shows a skipping dog jumping through a hoop held by an animal trainer or showman. The second sequence shows possibly one of the earliest tributes to the Skirt Dance on film, with a dog or monkey performing the dance with the aid of its trainer.
Photographs, 1960 - 1999
Colour photographs of circus scenes, performers and performing animals as well as circus transport taken by David Harris.
Photographs, c1900 - 1968
Photographs, 1930 - 1950
Black and white and colour photographs related mainly to Harder Jonsson and his career as an animal trainers. Also some images of family members. Contains a large amount of images of wild animals used in the circus and some zoos.
Photographs, c1890 - 1910, 19 June 1943
Black and white photographs of members of the Holloway family in theatrical and variety costume including Mona Holloway and Horace Holloway, and a photograph of Harder Jonsson.
Photographs, c1880 - 1970
Photographs of the Marshall, Scott, Kayes Baker and Testo families, as well as various other circus personalities and performers between 1880s and 1970s. Accompanied by a photograph album, a negative album and photographs, concerning Walter Marshall's service with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Photographs, c1930 - 1955
Includes photographs of photographs of circus performers, compiled by Ruth Manning-Sanders.
Photographs and Postcards, 1902 - 1951
Photographic albums and photograhs showing the Decar family, circus performers and acts, including animals and images of different locations around the world.
Photographs and Postcards, c1800 - 1999
Black and white and colour photographs, negatives and photographic albums mainly containing images of British circus, circus performers, animals and circus personalities but also some menageries such as Bostock and Wombwell and other associated entertainments and non-British circuses taken by David Jamieson, Lindsay Temple, Den Curtis, Capt. Middleton, Jack Niblett and other photographers.
Photographs of Hans Brick Animal Trainer and Circus Performers, c1900 - 1999
Black and white photographs and postcards of people, animals and performers, including a portrait photograph of Hans Brick and photographs of Circus Busch with text in German and English and a small negative.
Photographs of Hans Brick Animal Trainer and Circus Performers, c1900 - 1999
Black and white photographs of journey's around different parts of the world, caged animals, people and circus performers, approximately 42p.p.
Posters, c1937 - 1989
A collection of posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell for music hall and variety, circus, pantomime and fairgrounds.
Posters, c1880 - 1940
Large collection of Argyle Theatre posters.
Posters, c1900 - 1959
Various circus and variety performers posters including Koringa.
Posters, c1800 - 2011
A wide range of British and international circus and menagerie posters ranging from the 19th to the 21st century including Astley's Amphitheatre, Pablo Fanque, Polito, Bostock and Wombwell, Ducrow, Cooke, Hengler, Sanger, Smart, Gerry Cottle, Bertram Mills, Chipperfield's, Robert Brothers, Fossett, Blackpool Tower, Billy Russell, Belle Vue, Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, Austen Brothers and many more.