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Skating

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Christopher Palmer Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0105
Scope and Contents

Circus programmes and VHS tapes from Billy Smart’s Circus and Chipperfields’s Circus collected during the 1970s and early 1980s by the TV producer, Christopher John Palmer. There are also a number of promotional photographs of artistes and other ephemera related to the circus.

Dates: 1973 - 1983

Circus Friends Association Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0122
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1795 - 2020

Cottle and Austen Presents Christmas Circus and Ice Spectacular Programme, 1973 - 1974

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.400
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of ice skating elephant wearing a pink skirt, ice skating clown and three ice skating showgirls on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers, programme in the centre and commercial advertising. Printed by W. E. Berry, Nesfield Works, Bradford, 6p.p.

Dates: 1973 - 1974

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus Programme, 1977

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.417
Scope and Contents

Royal Silver Jubilee programme. Blue and white illustration of clown on the left, roaring lion in the centre and ice skater on the right with circus tent and elephants and horses on the background and international flags above on the top section and programme below on the front cover, inside blue and white photographs of the circus and text, on back cover blue and white photographs of performers and text, 2p.p.

Dates: 1977

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, 1976

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.412
Scope and Contents

Black and white illustration of clown on the left, roaring lion in the centre and ice skater on the right with circus tent and elephants and horses on the background and international flags above on the top section and programme below.

Dates: 1976

International Circus on Ice Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.397
Scope and Contents

Cottle and Austen's Circus present the first ever tour of Great Britain. Blue and white illustration of a female ice skater jumping on the foreground, aerial acts and birds on the background and a circus tent on bottom left on the front cover, inside introduction and programme and questionnaire on reverse. Printed by E. Cheesman Ltd, Joseph Street, Barnsley, Yorks, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

International Circus on Ice Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.420
Scope and Contents

Cottle and Austen's Circus present the first ever tour of Great Britain. Blue and white illustration of a female ice skater jumping on the foreground, aerial acts and birds on the background and a circus tent on bottom left on the front cover, inside introduction and programme and questionnaire on reverse. Printed by E. Cheesman Ltd, Joseph Street, Barnsley, Yorks, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Programmes, 1970 - 1981

 Series
Reference code: 178K41
Scope and Contents

Programmes for various British and international circuses including Billy Russell's, Blackpool Tower, Fossett's, Chipperfield's and the Toni Boltini's Circus.

Dates: 1970 - 1981

Programmes, c1800 - 2019

 Series
Reference code: 178K43
Scope and Contents

A collection of mainly British and international circus programmes and some variety and music hall programmes containing circus acts.

Dates: c1800 - 2019