Stunt performers
Found in 105 Collections and/or Records:
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, c1900 - 1994
Photographs relating to the life and career of knife thrower, Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver), together with photographs of family members, notably his father, Tom Norman, as well as family occasions and weddings, presumably collected by him and dated approximately from 1990 to his death in 1994.
Photographs, 1983 - 2008
Includes photograph albums, photographs, photographic negatives and slides of shows, performances, parades, rehearsals, workshops, events and trips, involving children and young people from Albert & Friends Instant Circus.
Photographs and Negatives, 1929 - 1960
Black and white photographs and negatives related to Billy Bellhouse career as a wall of death and dirt track rider.
Photographs Related to Alma Skinner and Skid Skinner, c1930 - 1959
Black and white and sepia photographs relating to Alma Skinner (Johnson) and Skid Skinner and their Wall of Death activities. Copies from the original albums belonging to Alma Skinner.
Poole's New Mastodon Diorama Programme, 26 November 1883
Posters, c1930 - 1939
Alma and Skid Skinner wall of death posters.
Posters, c1887 - 2010
Circus, variety, pantomime and magic posters including Argyle theatre, Liverpool Empire, Blackpool Tower Circus, Robert Brothers, Austen Brothers, Sorcar, Vesta Tilley, Ken Dodd, Dan Leno, Florrie Forde and others.
Programmes, c1933
Wall of death programmes featuring Billy Bellhouse performing in Budapest.
Programmes , 1881 - 2016
Pre-Film and variety and music hall programmes mainly related to the travelling shows of Joseph Poole and Harry Poole, Harry H. Hamilton, Mapleston Brothers and Adams but it also includes other showmen.
Programmes, 1938 - 2000
A range of programmes for performances involving magic, as well as other variety performances.
Programmes, 1932 - 1960
Show and event programmes featuring performances by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver) and his wife, Olga Norman, who performed a knife throwing act together, often known as The Sensational Denvers.
Receipts and Takings Books, 1929 - 1939
Receipts and takings books for Billy Bellhouse. Includes receipts for stays in Gibraltar, application for work with Sheffield Corporation Tramways and contract for riding a Wall of Death in Budapest. Manuscript and typescript.
Rosaire’s Circus Photographs, c1936 - 1950
Ruth Manning-Sanders Collection
Sciana Smierci Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse's performance at Poznan, Poland. Contain illustrations and text. 1p.
Sciana Smierci Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse's performance at Poznan, Poland. One of the items contains handwritten note. Contain illustrations and text. 1p.
Sciana Smierci Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse's performance at Poznan, Poland. Contain illustrations and text. 1p.
Sciana Smierci Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse's performance at Poznan, Poland. Contain illustrations and text. 1p.