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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4479 Collections and/or Records:

Cyrk Circus Poster, c1974

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1169
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of five cartoon men in stripey suits and bowler hats floating around the poster over a brown background. Signed Stachurski on bottom right. Printed in Poland, Marian Stachurski

Dates: c1974

Czeslaw Mroczkowski and his Horses, c1930 - 1955

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.137
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of horse trainer, Czeslaw Mroczkowski, with a line of horses. Stamped on the reverse as the copyright of Captain A. E. Middleton.

Dates: c1930 - 1955

Dame Laura Knight Related Material, 1965-1970

 File
Reference code: 178Z50.34
Scope and Contents

Dame Laura Knight exhibition catalogues for the Royal Academy, Aquascutum and the Upper Grosvenor Galleries.

Dates: 1965-1970

Dame Laura Knight's Obituary and Funeral Material, 1970

 File
Reference code: 178Q6.3
Scope and Contents

Items related to Dame Laura Knight's death including a newspaper obituary, a note to a Mr Saunders regarding the memorial service and a memorial and thanksgiving service card for Dame Laura Knight. Typescript.

Dates: 1970

Dasdie Live Programme, January 1995

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.124
Scope and Contents

Fold out programme. Front cover: photo of outside a white building. Inside: programme of the various acts in January, commercial advertisement, preview for shows in February. Back cover: contact and location information.

Dates: January 1995

Dasdie Live Programme, March 1995

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.125
Scope and Contents

Fold out programme. Front cover: photo of outside a white building. Inside: programme of the various acts in March, commercial advertisement, preview for shows in April and May. Back cover: contact and location information.

Dates: March 1995

David Fitzroy Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0078
Scope and Contents

Collection of circus posters, programmes and handbills.

Dates: 1874 - 2001

David Harris Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0129
Scope and Contents

This collection contains colour photographs of circus, circus performers, transport and performing animals.

Dates: 1960 -1990

David Harris' Funeral Cards, 20 March 2019

 Item
Reference code: 178Q6.7
Scope and Contents

Funeral service card for David Ernest Harris including colour portrait photograph of David and circus tent.

Dates: 20 March 2019

David Robinson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0123
Scope and Contents

This collection contains rare posters, handbills, photographs, postcards, newspaper cuttings, catalogues and books on travelling exhibitions, speciality acts, magic, circus, performing animals and freak shows.

Dates: 1728 - 1997

David Smart Super Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.228
Scope and Contents

Battersea Park. Colour illustration of female equestrian wearing a long red outfit and a top hat, a female's face wearing golden hair dress and necklace and a clown's face on the right hand side and a trapeze act on the left on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour and black and white photographs of performers and acts, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 6p.p

Dates: c1900 - 1999

David Smart Super Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.227
Scope and Contents

Battersea Park. Colour illustration of female equestrian wearing a long red outfit and a top hat, a female's face wearing golden hair dress and necklace and a clown's face on the right hand side and a trapeze act on the left on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour and black and white photographs of performers and acts, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 6p.p

Dates: c1900 - 1999

David Smart Super Circus Programme, 1980

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.35
Scope and Contents

Battersea Park. Yasmine Smart Arabian Liberty Horses, Davida Smart and Dany Cesar Equilibrists, Robert Brothers’ elephants, Constantini Troupe tumblers, Flying Lantonys trapeze act, Paulsons motorcycle act, Mimi di Lello, Bubi and Juli clowns, Doreen Pedesen’s Penguins and Sea Lions, Los Castros high wire, Koziaks tumblers. Contains illustraion on cover and photos, 12p.p.

Dates: 1980

David Smart's Super Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.136
Scope and Contents

Battersea Park. Colour illustration of female equestrian in long red gown and top hat riding a white horse, trapeze act on bottom left and clown and female face on centre right, also aerial act on crescent moon on top left corner, over a blue background. Printed in England by W. E. Berry Ltd. Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

David Smart's Super Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.54
Scope and Contents

Battersea Park, London Summer Season. Colour illustration of female equestrian in long red gown and top hat riding a white horse, trapeze act on bottom left and clown and female face on centre right, also aerial act on crescent moon on top left corner, over a blue background and blue and white borders. Printed in England by W. E. Berry Ltd. Bradford.

Dates: c1946 - 1999

Days of Thrill and Laughter and Monty Banks' Train Ride Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.314
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 200 feet. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

De-Reszke and Lepino’s Circus International Poster, c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.49
Scope and Contents

Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. Trio Lepino, Alec Halls Multi Instrumental Madness. Contains illustration.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

De-Reszke and Lepino’s Circus International Poster, 12 - 17 January 1976

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.50
Scope and Contents

Kingston Coronation Bath Hall. Trio Lepino, Alec Halls Multi Instrumental Madness. Contains illustration.

Dates: 12 - 17 January 1976

Decar and Tomato Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0094
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photographs and postcards of several generations of the Decar family with a strong focus on John Decar and his act as Decar and Tomato. It also includes other circus performers as well as autograph books and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1902 - 1951

Decar and Tomato Scrapbook, 14 April - 28 December 1913

 Item
Reference code: 178G37.1
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings, black and white photographs, handbills, two pages from the Belfast Hippodrome programme and letters concerning the Decar and Tomato Act while travelling around Australia, New Zealand, 21p.p used, 54p.p blank.

Dates: 14 April - 28 December 1913