Promotion for George A. Hamid, Inc; a talent agency that represented various performers. Includes information about the various performers. Black and white photographs of the performers. 40 pages.

Promotion for George A. Hamid & Son; a talent agency that represented various performers. Information about the various performers. Black and white photographs of the performers. 38 pages.

Black and white framed photograph of George and Ellen Sanger. Frame is stamped G.E.Fry, Castle Studio Northgate, Pontefract

Photograph of George and Ellen Sanger in a horse drawn carriage with grooms mounted on the horses.

Black and white framed photograph of George and Ellen Sanger in a horse drawn carriage with grooms mounted on the horses. (Framed and larger version of 178C114.72).

The collection contains numerous photographs, newspaper cuttings relating to traction engines and 40 rally programmes.

Photograph of George Sanger and his wife Ellen with elephants and camels and animal handlers. George is marked on the photograph in pen as 'Dada' and Ellen as 'Mama'. The man standing furthest right is William Sanger, George's brother. The photograph was taken at the 'Hall by the Sea' in Margate.

Black and white photograph stuck to cardboard of a full circus party workers and performers. All stood in front of a big top and carts.

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings about George Sanger's Circus, some pages are empty, 31pp.

Photograph of a large group of people with trophy and framed presentation. The presentation was to George Sanger to mark his retirement from the circus in 1905. George is seated on the front row to the left of the trophy. Other members of the Sanger Family are present including John Sanger on the second row right next to the cup, George James Sanger No.3 top row, James Sanger top row 3rd from the right and also Peter Hoffman back row left of the cup.

Photograph of a tableau wagon from Lord George Sanger Circus procession depicting Britannia with a lion and a lamb. Britannia was originally played by Ellen Sanger wife of Lord George Sanger, however, this Britannia is most likely to be Georgina Coleman daughter of Laurina Sanger who is noted as playing the role after her grandmother Ellen.

In Memoriam, tragic Death of George Sanger. Obituary from The Era. Black type on white paper with black border and black and white head and shoulders portrait of George Sanger in the centre, contains a prayer by Thomas Horne, 1p.

In Memoriam, tragic Death of George Sanger. Obituary from The Era. Black type on white paper with black border and black and white head and shoulders portrait of George Sanger in the centre, contains a prayer by Thomas Horne, 1p.

This collection comprises fairground photographs and 3 members' cards, two from Yorkshire Stall Holders Association and one from the Yorkshire section of the Showmen's Guild

Programmes for German circuses including Circus Krone, Aladin, German National Circus, Circus Stey, Circus Nock, Circus Bavaria, Circus Royal, Friedrichstadt-Palast, Alberti, Cirkus Frankello, Hagenbeck, Brumbach and others, containing colour illustrations and photographs on the front covers, inside black and white and colour photographs of perfomers and acts with text, programme and commercial advertising.

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Grasso. 200 feet. Silent, in colour. Clips of Gerry Cottle's Circus spliced together. Gerry Cottle's Non-Animal Circus filmed in 1985 at Jamin Field, Hemel Hempstead. Gerry Cottle Clow Stunt recorded from the Television in 1993. Cottle Sisters Circus filmed at Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

This collection contains material from Gerry Cottle’s personal collection and has examples of flyers, programmes, vouchers and posters from Cottle and Austen, Circus of Horrors and Cottle’s Circus

DVD. Colour with Black and White footage. Sound. Produced by ITV News. ITV News segment with Gerry Cottle and an Animal Aid representative talking about animal rights in the circus and the new direction the Gerry Cottle circus was taking. Interview Time: 18:00 - 23:52. Total Running Time: 2:59:55. Rest of the DVD consists of ITV news program and parts of movies recorded from TV.

VHS.

Abstract colour illustration of a woman in a gold leotard and top hat surrounded by multicoloured balloons, one with a face and two with hands, with a rainbow above and a pattern of purple lines below, background cream, type red, black and blue