Black and white photograph of George Holloway senior sat with infant on his lap. He is sat on the steps of a showman's wagon, with a black performer standing to his immediate right and his brother James Holloway standing on his far right. In the background there are two living wagons with women talking, including his sister Kate Holloway.

Black and white photograph of George Holloway senior sat with infant on his lap. He is sat on the steps of a showman's wagon, with a black performer standing to his immerdiate right and his brother James Holloway standing on his far right. In the background there are two living wagons with women talking, including his sister Kate Holloway.

Black and white photograph of George Holloway senior stood next to his wife Belvina Holloway, with their four children; George, James, Frank and Albert stood two in front of them and two to the left of them. All are standing in front of a wagon.

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 of George Holloway senior and partner on a bicycle, balanced on a high wire suspended above a theatre stage. George is sat on the bicycle holding an umbrella in each hand whilst his partner is balanced upside down holding onto the handle bars.

Black and white mid action photograph of George Holloway sat on a wooden chair that is balanced on top of a large glass bottle.

Black and white photograph of five men standing in line, in the middle is George Holloway senior with George Austin on his right waering a sailor cap. All men are standing in front of a wagon.

Black and white photograph of George Holloway senior balanced on a high wire, holding his performance partner upside down by the legs with his left arm. His partner is then bent from the waste through George's legs.

Black and white photograph of George Holloway senior on a unicycle balanced on a high wire, whilst holding an umbrella high up.

Black and white photograph of George Holloway senior at the top of a ladder during unsupported balancing act at an outdoor park or performance area. At the bottom of the ladder are two men.

Black and white photograph of George Holloway senior holding a baby that is sat on a horse, brother James Holloway on his right and Abe Holloway on his left standing next to a black performer or circus worker. All are stood in front of a showman's wagon, with inscription reading 'The Champion Wire Performers of the World'.

Black and white photograph of George Sanger, Ellen and their daughters stood on the balcony of Astley's Amphitheatre with advertisements for a Sanger Circus performance.

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.