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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4453 Collections and/or Records:

Gerry Cottle's Circus Handbill, Tuesday 26 December 1978 - Saturday 6 January 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.6
Scope and Contents

Alexandra Palace, London. Blue and yellow type on pink background with white illustration of smiley clown's face and showgirl and listing of acts on bottom left, on reverse opening times, pricing and booking form

Dates: Tuesday 26 December 1978 - Saturday 6 January 1979

Gerry Cottle's Circus Handbill, Tuesday 26 December 1978 - Saturday 6 January 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.7
Scope and Contents

Alexandra Palace, London. Blue and yellow type on pink background with white illustration of smiley clown's face and showgirl and listing of acts on bottom left, on reverse opening times, pricing and booking form

Dates: Tuesday 26 December 1978 - Saturday 6 January 1979

Gerry Cottle's Circus Handbill, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.8
Scope and Contents

The Big Christmas Show, Tuesday 23 December to Saturday 17 January. Purple, yellow and white type on pink and blue background with blue and white illustration of smiley clown's face and roaring lion's head on right hand side and list of acts on bottom left and blue border with yellow stars, on reverse postal booking form

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Handbill, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.9
Scope and Contents

Clapham Common, Monday 27 December to Saturday 15 January, Big New Christmas Spectacular. Colour illustration of showgirl and clown with elephant, giraffe, chimpanzee and camel on a flying carpet over a yellow background, postal booking form on reverse

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Handbill, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.12
Scope and Contents

The Round House, London, Wednesday 3 to Saturday 13 November. Black and orange type on black and orange background, with price list and list of acts on bottom section

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Handbill, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.13
Scope and Contents

The Round House, London, Wednesday 3 to Saturday 13 November. Black and orange type on black and orange background, with price list and list of acts on bottom section

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Handbill, 24 March - 5 April

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 47: Series 178K44; Series 178T42
Reference code: 178T42.3
Scope and Contents

Front side: title, dates, ticket prices, 1/2 price voucher, pictures of circus acts. Back side: hand written note about a contact in Christchurch. 1 page.

Dates: 24 March - 5 April

Gerry Cottle's Circus Handbills, c1960-1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178T40.4-23
Scope and Contents

Gerry Cottle Circus handbills at various locations in Cardiff, London and leicester

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus, Jumbo Colouring Book and Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.392
Scope and Contents

Blue illustration of an elephant wearing a coat with details of event on a blue background on the front cover, inside programme and different circus scenes for colouring, 6p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Pamphlet, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178I22.1
Scope and Contents

Three fold pamphlet containing black and white photographs and various essays about Gerry Cottle's circus, the site of the circus, safety and comfort, animals and noise and nuisance.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Parade Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.440
Scope and Contents

Colour photograph of performers posing in the circus ring and green, yellow and purple type on the front cover, inside introduction to Gerry Cottle's story and his family with colour photographs and various articles on animal welfare, the history of circus and others with colour photographs, programme missing, 6p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1133
Scope and Contents

Blackburn Witton Park, Preston Old Road. Blue background with white circle in the centre. Circle contains realistic clown head wearing an American top hat and red nose, yellow text box gives further details

Dates: c1950-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1970-2005

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.929
Scope and Contents

London, Ealing Common, 4 to 16 April. The human canonball, high-wire over lions oen, The Cimarro Brothers, King Kong, Sonny Fossett and Company clowns, Senor Munoz, Swinging Moongirls, Inaros Sisters, a host of animals, elephants, lions, camels, zebras, dogs, horses and llamas, Batman and Robin on the Sky Hi, batmobike. Black line illustration of a man being shot from a cannon, background yellow, type red and black. Printed by W E Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: c1970-2005

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 17 - 19 August 1987

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.930
Scope and Contents

Tonbridge, Quarry Hill, Mableton Farm. Apollo Julio Martinez strongman. Colour illustrations of a clown's head, a man bending an iron bar and a car with seven people riding in it, background multicoloured, type white, red and black

Dates: 17 - 19 August 1987

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 22 July - 31 August 1985

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.931
Scope and Contents

Eastbourne, The Congress Theatre. Colour illustration of several circus acts including a Chinese dragon costume, three clowns, eight acrobats, a juggler, a man in eastern dress with a sword and several people playing brass instruments, background white, type red and black

Dates: 22 July - 31 August 1985

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 26 November - 1 December 1974

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.932
Scope and Contents

Windsor, The Royal Windsor Racecourse. Background yellow, type yellow, black and red. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: 26 November - 1 December 1974

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 21 - 23 April 1986

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.936
Scope and Contents

Keswick, High Hill Showground. Yasmine Smart and her Horses. Background white with pink and blue sections, type pink, blue and black

Dates: 21 - 23 April 1986

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.937
Scope and Contents

Camden Town, Chalk Farm Road, Camden Lock, 21 December to 5 January. The Flying Cherokees, Christoff and Co, clowns, Ivan Karl strongman, Spanish Web, Clarisson's sea lions, Mary Chipperfield's friesian liberty horses, Rani the elephant, Cloudswing, aerial cradle, the wheel of death. Blue illustration of a sea lion sitting on a cone, background white with sections of pink and blue, type pink and blue

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.938
Scope and Contents

Poster offering £100 reward for anyone able to identify those who have defaced the circus' advertising material. Background yellow, type black

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.967
Scope and Contents Cheltenham, the Racecourse, 25 to 30 April. Sue Lacey and her 10 tigers, wild west bonanza featuring Limping Lizard and the James Sisters, The Juggling Melvilles, Sally-Ann Duggan and her liberty horses, The Hazzard clowns, Ivan Karl strongman, Gerry Cottle's elephants presented by Alex Larenty. Colour illustrations of Gerry Cottle, a woman with three orange tigers, two acrobats, three women riding elephants and an Native American on horseback, background red and white, type blue, yellow and...
Dates: c1960-1999