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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1285 Collections and/or Records:

Royal Performance of Bertram Mills Circus Print, 1955 - 1956

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.38
Scope and Contents

Light card print out of earlier poster, mounted on heavier card, new type and parts of illustration glued on seperately, paper covering on top. Bertram Mills Circus performance for the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, 21 December. Colour illustration of a clown, a different head glued on to the original image, background black and white, type black.

Dates: 1955 - 1956

Royal Windsor Big Top Show Programme, 28 May 1977

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.182
Scope and Contents

Home Park, Windsor. Black and white illustration of Wombwell's tent with elephant walking out and people around on top section and silver and white type on blue background on the front cover, inside Black and white photographs of the Queen, famous personalities and circus performers, articles and commercial advertising, 22p.p.

Dates: 28 May 1977

Russian circus Calendar, 2011

 Item
Reference code: 178N5.2
Scope and Contents

Contains illustrations of circus art work and ceramics, 14pp.

Dates: 2011

Russian Circus Programmes, 1956 - 2013

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.616
Scope and Contents

Russian circus programmes including the Moscow State Circus, the Traditional Russian Circus, Staats Zirkus, the Great Moscow Circus and the Republic of Sakha State Circus, contain black and white and colour photographs of acts and performers with information, programme and some illustrations and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1956 - 2013

Russian State Circus Poster, c1930 - 1990

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.185
Scope and Contents

Peter Jay, The Imperial Russian State Circus, All New Superdome Circus at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. 6th Jul to 29th October. Colour illustration of a strongman riding an elephant, background purple and pink, type blue, yellow and white.

Dates: c1930 - 1990

Salford Royal Hippodrome Programme, Monday 25 March 1935 and during the week

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.564
Scope and Contents

Lord John Sanger's Wild Animal Circus. Three fold, blue type on white background with programme in centre.

Dates: Monday 25 March 1935 and during the week

Sally Chipperfield Presents The King's Hall 2nd Xmas Circus Programme, 1978 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.275
Scope and Contents

Black type on blue background, loose programme, souvenir booklet missing.

Dates: 1978 - 1979

Sally Chipperfield's Christmas Circus Programme, 26 December - 13 January c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.321
Scope and Contents

The Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth. Blue type on yellow background.

Dates: 26 December - 13 January c1900 - 1999

Sally Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1 July - 10 September 1983

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.249
Scope and Contents

Westover Ice Rink. Colour illustrations of circus acts including a high wire act on top right, a roaring lion's head on top left next to an acrobatic act, animals along the bottom section, leopards and panthers on stepped contraption with tamer and clonw's face on right over a blue background on front cover, inside colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p

Dates: 1 July - 10 September 1983

Sally Chipperfield's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.266
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of clown, elephant, bear, poodle, lioness and horse on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white and colour photographs of performers and acts on blue background with text, programme in the centre, 4p.p

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sally Chipperfield's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.270
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon lion and tiger stood in front of a circus tent and clown on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and 2p.p insert with programme and black and white photographs, 8p.p

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sally Chipperfield's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.271
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon lion and tiger stood in front of a circus tent and clown on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of performers and acts with text and programme in the centre, 8p.p

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sanger Circus Programmes, c1894 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.549-585
Scope and Contents

Sanger Circus programmes including Lord George Sanger's Circus, Lord George Sanger and Pops Sanger Circus, Lord John Sanger's Circus and Sanger's Circus. Contain pantomime acts as well as circus performances in theatres venues.

Dates: c1894 - 1999

Sanger Family Correspondence, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178F31.5
Scope and Contents

Letters to Miss Sanger Reeve from Bernard and Mabel Harris and letter of invitation to Sunday service from G. K. Gillespie to the Sanger circus staff.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sanger Family Research Material, 1878 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178B30.35
Scope and Contents

Includes a route booklet by R. Archer for the George Sanger's Grand Circus and Menagerie tour of Europe in 1878 and photocopies of programmes, photographs, newspaper cuttings, a letter and a Sanger family tree.

Dates: 1878 - 1999

Sanger-Reeve and Vesque Correspondence, 1930 - 1934

 File
Reference code: 178F31.1
Scope and Contents

Letters to Miss Florence Sanger-Reeve from Miss Martha Vesque. Include a watercolour of a female acrobatic act balancing on a pole which stands in a bottle on a table, entitled Miss Castle.

Dates: 1930 - 1934

Sanger's Circus Photographs, c1800 - 1939

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.489-597
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards of the Sanger circus and family, including family portraits, show fronts, performers, musicians, parades and carriages, some of the people on the photographs have been identified.

Photographs 178C108.502-515 show Lord George Sanger's Circus on a European tour.

Dates: c1800 - 1939

Sanger's Grand National Amphitheatre Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.549
Scope and Contents

Westminster Bridge Road. Scenes in the Circle, Richard III and the Great Battle of Bosworth Field and the Death of White Surrey, Cinderella. Black type on off white background with embossed border, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sanger's Grand National Amphitheatre Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.550
Scope and Contents Westminster Bridge Road. Scenes in the Arena by Mr Sanger's Continental and English Circus Companies, Richard III and Battle of Bosworth Field and Battle of White Surrey, Miss Grant Washington as Richard III, Miss Gladys Ffolliott as Dick Turpin, Courier of St. Petersburg, Mr John Irving, flight of fancy, Mdlle. Emma, clowns, Tout-en-Semble', acrobatic performances by Messrs. Linden and Warren, The Newmarket Jockey by George A. Rolland, 'Les Diables', Messrs. Flexmore and Thomson, bareback...
Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sanger's Grand Procession Poster, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June 1863

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.33
Scope and Contents

Bath, Cricket Field, Pulteney Road. Sanger's grand procession on the occasion of the marriage of T. R. H. The Prince and Princess of Wales, equestrian acts, gymnastic acts, performing dromedaries, camels, llamas, cebras, Perubian God horses, elephants. Colour illustration showing procession of animals and carriages on a zig-zag line from the top to the bottom of the poster with text in between in black type on pale yellow background and title on red and yellow over blue background.

Dates: Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June 1863