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Found in 1065 Collections and/or Records:

General Procedure for Profile Exercise, 2004

 Item — Box Michelle Leonard Box 1: Series 178B49
Reference code: 178B49.4
Scope and Contents

Paper describing the parameters of the procedures for a profiling exercise.

Dates: 2004

George and Ellen Sanger in Carriage Photograph, c1880 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 3: Series 178B39; Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.157
Scope and Contents

Black and white framed photograph of George and Ellen Sanger in a horse drawn carriage with grooms mounted on the horses. (Framed and larger version of 178C114.72).

Dates: c1880 - 1899

George and Ellen Sanger in Carriage Photograph, c1880 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.72
Scope and Contents

Photograph of George and Ellen Sanger in a horse drawn carriage with grooms mounted on the horses.

Dates: c1880 - 1899

George, Ellen and Handlers with Elephants and Camels Photograph, c1880 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.90
Scope and Contents

Photograph of George Sanger and his wife Ellen with elephants and camels and animal handlers. George is marked on the photograph in pen as 'Dada' and Ellen as 'Mama'. The man standing furthest right is William Sanger, George's brother. The photograph was taken at the 'Hall by the Sea' in Margate.

Dates: c1880 - 1899

George Sanger Circus Scrapbook, c1865

 Item
Reference code: 178G51.2
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings about George Sanger's Circus, some pages are empty, 31pp.

Dates: c1865

George Sanger Retirement Presentation Photograph, 1905

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.91
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a large group of people with trophy and framed presentation. The presentation was to George Sanger to mark his retirement from the circus in 1905. George is seated on the front row to the left of the trophy. Other members of the Sanger Family are present including John Sanger on the second row right next to the cup, George James Sanger No.3 top row, James Sanger top row 3rd from the right and also Peter Hoffman back row left of the cup.

Dates: 1905

George Sanger's Last Will and Testament, c1890 - 1910

 Item — Box Sanger Family Box 1
Reference code: 178Q32.1
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of George Sanger's Will and Last Testament. Typewrite, 3pp. typed on one side of the page.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

George Sanger's Obituary, 2 December 1911

 Item
Reference code: 178Q31.1
Scope and Contents

In Memoriam, tragic Death of George Sanger. Obituary from The Era. Black type on white paper with black border and black and white head and shoulders portrait of George Sanger in the centre, contains a prayer by Thomas Horne, 1p.

Dates: 2 December 1911

George Sanger's Obituary, 2 December 1911

 Item
Reference code: 178Q31.2
Scope and Contents

In Memoriam, tragic Death of George Sanger. Obituary from The Era. Black type on white paper with black border and black and white head and shoulders portrait of George Sanger in the centre, contains a prayer by Thomas Horne, 1p.

Dates: 2 December 1911

Gerry Cottle's Circus, Cottle and Austen and Burnt Stub's Circus Programmes, c1900 - 2001

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.385-442
Scope and Contents

Gerry Cottle Circus programmes including Circus of Horrors, Cottle and Austen, Cottle-Chipperfield Circus, Continental Berlin Circus, Moscow State Circus and Gerry Cottle's Circus abroad.

Dates: c1900 - 2001

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.387
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Gerry Cottle with a circus tent and a BBC truck on the background and a blue border with white dots on the front cover, inside black and white portraits of performers in circles with their names and programme towards the bottom right, on the back cover advertising for world tour, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.388
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Gerry Cottle with a circus tent and a BBC truck on the background and a red border with white dots on the front cover, inside black and white portraits of performers in circles with their names and programme towards the bottom right, on the back cover advertising for world tour, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.389
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Gerry Cottle with a circus tent and a BBC truck on the background and a red border with white dots on the front cover, inside black and white portraits of performers in circles with their names and programme towards the bottom right, on the back cover advertising for world tour, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, 1978

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.390
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of woman and tiger on a platform in a circus ring and a red border with white stars on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of Mary Chipperfield, Gerry Cottle and an elephant act and text and programme, on the back cover black and white photogrphas of The Loonies and The Cimarro Brothers with text, 2p.p.

Dates: 1978

Gomp-Ertz Grand Diorama Programme, c1882

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.14
Scope and Contents Philarmonic Hall, Southampton, War in Egypt, Mr Owen Vauguard and Miss Marie Coulson, musical act, Fred Medex, Central and Southern Africa, Mr H.M. Stanley's encounter with the natives of the Congo River, Discovery of Livingstone, Tarn Bend, Victoria Falls, Pandanus or screw palm, Horrors of the slave system, Slave market at Zanzibar, Source of the Nile, Victoria Nyanza, Abon Simbel, Second cataract of the Nile, Throne of Pharoah, Nubian water wheel, The sitting statues, Sphynx, Sir Garnet...
Dates: c1882

Gompertz's Gigantic Diorama Poster, c1880 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178R53.9
Scope and Contents

Corn Exchange, Braintree. Garibaldi's Campaign in Italy and Sicily, Mr Albert Smith's panorama of the tour up the Rhine. Black type on off white background.

Dates: c1880 - 1899

Gompertz's Panorama Tickets, c1852

 File
Reference code: 178Z64.3
Scope and Contents

Tickets for Gompertz's panorama show. Black type on yellow and pink backgrounds.

Dates: c1852

Goose Fair: A Bygone Special, 24 September 2004

 Item — Box Eleanor Rayner Box 1: Series 178B50; Series 178G67; Series 178K57; Series 178M23; Series 178R59; Series 178V25; Series 178Z73
Reference code: 178K57.4
Scope and Contents

An edition of the Nottingham Post titled, 'Goose Fair: A Bygone Special'. Includes articles on the history of the Goose Fair. Illustrated with reproductions of advertisements and photographs, 31pp.

Dates: 24 September 2004

Goose Fair Newspaper Cuttings, 1960 - 1990

 File — Box Eleanor Rayner Box 1: Series 178B50; Series 178G67; Series 178K57; Series 178M23; Series 178R59; Series 178V25; Series 178Z73
Reference code: 178G67.1
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cuttings, relating to the history of the Goose Fair, compiled by Eleanor Rayner. Includes articles taken from the Nottingham Guardian (1960 and 1962), and The World's Fair (1983, 1984 and 1990).

Dates: 1960 - 1990

Gravesend, Witney, Mitcham, Hastings, Cheltenham Film, 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.4
Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of British fairs. 8mm format. No leader. Silent

Dates: 1960