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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5065 Collections and/or Records:

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1041
Scope and Contents

Enfield, Carterhatch Lane Fair Site, 2 to 6 November. Colour illustration of a lion, a clown, a leaping woman in circus costume, four elephants and four horses in front of the big top with several flags of different nationalities flying, background half white, half an image of a starry sky, type black and white. Printed in England by W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1970-2005

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Reference code: 178R47.929
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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, Magazine Programme, 1978 - 1979

 File
Reference code: 178K43.401
Scope and Contents Bradford programme. Six fold poster/programme with colour photograph of circus ring with acts and performers in circles around the edges on the front cover, year of the clown article with colour photographs, article on history of circus with black and white and colour photographs, show business on wheels article with colour photographs and poster inside with the same image as the front cover, two additional inserts, one contains the programme with a black and white photograph of Charlie...
Dates: 1978 - 1979

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

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Reference code: 178K43.386
Scope and Contents

White, red and blue type on white background with name of circus and programme on the front. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

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Reference code: 178K43.387
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Black and white photograph of Gerry Cottle with a circus tent and a BBC truck on the background and a blue border with white dots on the front cover, inside black and white portraits of performers in circles with their names and programme towards the bottom right, on the back cover advertising for world tour, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

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Reference code: 178K43.388
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Gerry Cottle with a circus tent and a BBC truck on the background and a red border with white dots on the front cover, inside black and white portraits of performers in circles with their names and programme towards the bottom right, on the back cover advertising for world tour, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

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Reference code: 178K43.389
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Gerry Cottle with a circus tent and a BBC truck on the background and a red border with white dots on the front cover, inside black and white portraits of performers in circles with their names and programme towards the bottom right, on the back cover advertising for world tour, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, 1978

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Reference code: 178K43.390
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of woman and tiger on a platform in a circus ring and a red border with white stars on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of Mary Chipperfield, Gerry Cottle and an elephant act and text and programme, on the back cover black and white photogrphas of The Loonies and The Cimarro Brothers with text, 2p.p.

Dates: 1978

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

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Reference code: 178K43.399
Scope and Contents

Red type on cream background with starry border and solid red border.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, 1976

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Reference code: 178K43.402
Scope and Contents

Autumn season. Colour illustration of clown's face with yellow gloves on a blue background and five colour balloons on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of acts and performers within star shapes and programme in the centre, other information on back cover within two flags, 2p.p.

Dates: 1976

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1980s

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Reference code: 178K43.403
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of head of clown on top right holding a circles containing circus acts including a woman in a white outfit holding a tiger, a man with his head inside a lion's mouth, a trapeze act, and elephant and a zebra. Four fold brouchure with information about the Cottle family circus and colour photographs of acts and performers inside and added insert programme, colour photograph of Susan Lacey with tiger on reverse.

Dates: c1980s

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178K43.406
Scope and Contents

Four fold brouchure with colour photograph of five white face clowns on a black background and red and yellow type on a blue background inside a blue oblong shape on top left, inside information about Gerry Cottle and colour photographs, colour photographs of acts and performers in the centre, commercial advertising and added insert programme.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.407
Scope and Contents

Four fold brouchure with colour photograph of five white face clowns on a black background and red and yellow type on a blue background inside a blue oblong shape on top left, inside information about Gerry Cottle and colour photographs, colour photographs of acts and performers in the centre, commercial advertising and added insert programme.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

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Reference code: 178K43.408
Scope and Contents

Four fold brouchure with colour photograph of five white face clowns on a black background and red and yellow type on a blue background inside a blue oblong shape on top left, inside information about Gerry Cottle and colour photographs, colour photographs of acts and performers in the centre, commercial advertising and added insert programme.

Dates: c1900 - 1999