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Advertising material for Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus, containing extensive information on performers and acts, contain colour photographs with text, the circus' merchandise, posters and commercial advertising.

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Black and white plan with areas divided in segments for Oxleage, Gloucester.

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Colour illustrations of circus acts along the left hand side and colour photograph of circus ring with four elephants performing in the centre on the front cover, inside introduction to the history of Robert Brothers Circus, black and white and colour photographs of family members with short articles and some celebrities, also commercial advertising, 8p.p.

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Brigg. Black and white coded aerial plan of Fossett's circus ring and seating plan, Wednesday 21 to Thursday 22 October.

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Booklet of circus tickets containing duplicate tickets from No.14215 to No.14299, first few tickets missing, black type on off white background and pink covers.

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Black and blue illustration of the act with blue and black type on off white background on front cover, inside black and white photographs, some illustrations in blue and text in black, 4p.p.

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Blue and white photograph of high wire act and red and blue text on white background on front cover, inside and on back cover blue and white photographs showing a variety of tricks, text in red and blue and contact details, 2p.p.

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Colour cartoon illustrations of circus performers with name on scroll around a larger figure in the centre in red, black and off white colours, on black background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of the acts and performers with text, circus merchandise on the last page and commercial advertising, 10p.p.

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Black and white illustration of a Dr Haze's face sticking his tonge out and wearing a hat on the front cover, he has red snake like eyes on a black and red background, inside introduction, colour and black and white photographs of acts and performers and text and commercial adversting, 10p.p.

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Colour photograph of a female aerial act wearing a white outfit with red stains on the chest hanging upside down over a red background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour and black and white photographs of the acts and performers with text, circus merchandise on the last page and commercial advertising, 10p.p.

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Plastic folder containing information about the act, black and white photographs in plastic sleeves of some of their tricks and list of past performing venues and loose photocopy of 1930s Proctor's Royal Circus show, 9p.p.

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Advertising material including a booking card for Rita Carmo, two issues of The Carmo Courier and promotional magazine about Cramo's Colossal Circus in Blackpool, with black and white photographs and descriptions of acts.

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Pamphlet advertising swaying pole, suspended chair and outdoor high wire acts by The Marcellos and The Verianos. Blue and white photographs and blue type on off white background with text describing the acts and booking details on reverse, 2p.p.

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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.

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Colour photographs and illustrations of man in black tail suit, showgirls and different magic acts, including a man riding a motorbike and a woman riding a motorbike out of a box on red background with yellow stars pamphlet and a black and white pamphlet with photographs and text including a photograph of the perfomers with the Duke of Edinburgh on the back cover 2p.p.

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Catalogues of sale by auction for the property of Bertram Mills Circus at Christie's, Anglo American Circus animals and circus equipment and Chipperfield family equipment and animals. Typescript.

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Various circuses' promotional newspapers including Circus Barlay, Gleich, Amar, Pinder, Cirque Rancy, Busch, Barum, Olympia, Chipperfield and Boswell and Wilkie, containing images and text including an article on the Chinese National Circus.

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A range of circus related items related to Hassan Ali, Adha Issacs Menken, Barnum and Bailey, funeral items, illustrations of circus parades, circus tickets, discount vouchers and booking forms, circus themed stickers, famous clown clay models, circus themed jigsaw puzzles, circus model figures, comics books and children's books, Circus Friends Association related material, Montecarlo Circus Festival related items, Jesse Fossett's throwing knives and other items.

Scope and Contents Trade and advertising material from various circuses including souvenir guides from Pinders, The Moscow State Circus, Blackpool Tower, Cirque Berserk, Gandey's Circus 50th anniversary tour, The London Coliseum, Cirque Eloize, Russell's International Circus, Mongolian State Circus, Nederlands Nationaal Circus, Big Kid Circus, John Lawson's Circus and Gerry Cottle's Circus and a range of other pamphlets advertising Astley's Astounding Adventures, Treff Punkt, Americana The Tent Show Circus,...

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Various booklets from zoological gardens and zoos including Woburn Wild Animal Kingdom, African Lion Safari, Longleat, The Parks and Reserves of Natal and Zululand, Edinburgh Zoo, Zoo Berlin, Amar Circus Zoo, Pinder Circus Zoo, The Dark Continent in Tampa and Le Village Hindou at Jardin Zoologique D'Acclimatation, which is a human village.