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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4479 Collections and/or Records:

Krone, des Circus, den die Ganze Welt Kennt Programme, 1954

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 45: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.84
Scope and Contents

Front page: black and white drawing of a clown and elephant each reading a newspaper. Inside: programme of the show. Back page: advertisement. 2 pages.

Dates: 1954

Krone, Palacio Municipal de Deportes Barcelona Programme, 1958

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 45: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.86
Scope and Contents

Programme for circus run 19 December 1958 - 6 January 1959. Front cover: drawing of the head of an elephant. Inside: programme starts in the centre, history of the Krone circus, information about the acts with photos, commercial advertisements. Back cover: advertisement. 48 pages.

Dates: 1958

Krone Programme, 1956

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 45: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.85
Scope and Contents

Programme for circus run 25 December 1956 - 31 January 1957. Front cover: photo of large white horse leaping. Inside: programme in the centre, photos of the acts, commercial advertisements, history of the Krone circus. Back cover: advertisement. 16 pages.

Dates: 1956

Krone The Greatest Circus of Europe Programme, 1989

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 43: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.9
Scope and Contents

Front cover: animated circus animals, trapeze artists, and ring master in a blue dress. Inside: short biography of Krone family, programme in the centre, description of acts with photos, commercial advertising. Back cover: photo of a white horse and a woman in front of the Krone circus building. 20 pages.

Dates: 1989

Kunstreiter und Gaukler Portfolio of Prints, 1877 - 1881

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.58
Scope and Contents

Equestrian and jugglers fold out portfolio containing circus themed lithographs mounted on green card with red text in German by Heinrich Lang, showing mainly acrobats, clowns and equestrian acts, some pages contain multiple studies, contains 28 prints on 25 mounts. Published by Adolf Ackermann, Munchen, 1881.

Dates: 1877 - 1881

Kyiv Circus Building, c1900 - 1920

 Item — Box Lulu Adams Box 1: Series 178C83
Reference code: 178C83.26
Scope and Contents

External view of the Peter Krutikov Circus or Hippo Palace building in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Art Nouveau building was built in 1903 and destroyed in 1941.

Dates: c1900 - 1920

Kyiv Circus Building, c1900 - 1920

 Item — Box Lulu Adams Box 1: Series 178C83
Reference code: 178C83.32
Scope and Contents

External view of the Peter Krutikov Circus or Hippo Palace building in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Art Noveau building was built in 1903 and destroyed in 1941.

Dates: c1900 - 1920

Kyiv Circus Building, c1900 - 1920

 Item — Box Lulu Adams Box 1: Series 178C83
Reference code: 178C83.33
Scope and Contents

External view of the Peter Krutikov Circus or Hippo Palace building in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Art Noveau building was built in 1903 and destroyed in 1941.

Dates: c1900 - 1920

L. Sanger's Festival Circus Programme, 1951

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.577
Scope and Contents

Black illustration of clown's face wearing pointy hat and ruffled collar on bottom corner and black type on front cover, inside programme and illustration of laughing clown's face. Printed by G. W. McKane and Son, Reliance Printing Works, Keswick, 2p.p.

Dates: 1951

La Force de L'incomparable Signior Colpi Print, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.7
Scope and Contents

Black and white illustration of floor acrobatic troupe in the centre surrounded by twelve smaller images of acrobatic acts.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

La Force de L'incomparable Signior Colpi Print, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.11
Scope and Contents

Black and white illustration of floor acrobatic troupe in the centre surrounded by twelve smaller images of acrobatic acts.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

La Grande Fete Lillois due Cirque Film, 2002

 Item
Reference code: 178D4.22
Scope and Contents

Film footage on VHS cassette format of La Gande Fete Lilloise du Cirque Festival.

Dates: 2002

La Piazza Theater festival International Augsburg: Pressespiegel letter, 4 October 1993

 File
Reference code: 178H28.8
Scope and Contents

A letter addressed to Becky Truman and photocopies of press reviews from La Piazza '93, inside a La Pizza colour paper folder, 24pp.

Dates: 4 October 1993

La Pompe du Quai de L'Ecole Print, c1800 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.2
Scope and Contents

Lithograph on paper by Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe (1805), printed by de Villain. Black and white illustration of market stalls and portable theatre in a city.

Dates: c1800 - 1899

Large Clown Face Poster, c1960 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.4
Scope and Contents

Poster left blank for printers for touring shows. Contains red and blue illustration of a large clown's face.

Dates: c1960 - 1979

Large Envelope from Cirkus Brazil Jack to W.W. Smart Esq New World Circus Limited, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 41: Series 178I24; Series 178N6; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.59
Scope and Contents

Includes stamps and crawings of two clowns, an elephant, and a zebra in the top left corner.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Last Night of the Circus Poster, Sunday 7 September 1997

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1071
Scope and Contents Yarmouth, Hippodrome. The Flying Rodogels, Eva Garcia, Alex Splattero, Sally Ann Roncescu, Charlie and Scruffy, Jonut Roncescu, Doreen Duggan, Joe Fossett, Rebecca Langton, Casa Blanca Troupe, Dickie Chipperfield's lionesses, Beranger, Troupe Naydkine, Phillip and Carol Gandey's Big and little horses, Kim Rossouw, Tony Rossouw, Paul Winston, Ben Jay, Joe Jay, Jack Jay, Johnnie Thomas, Justin Symonds, Laura Nockolds, Laura Dagless, Stephanie King, Andy Payne, Patrice, Adrian Ramos, Anthony...
Dates: Sunday 7 September 1997

Le Cirque de Moscou Programme, 1994 - 1995

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 44: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.53
Scope and Contents

Front cover: photograph of a male circus performer with a roaring lion. Inside: programme in the centre, commercial advertisements, photographs of the acts with brief descriptions. Back cover: commercial advertising. 12 pages.

Dates: 1994 - 1995

Le Grand Cirque de France and Ben Hur Programmes, 1958 - 1976

 File
Reference code: 178K43.649
Scope and Contents

Le Grand Cirque de France and Ben Hur programmes, containing colour illustrations and black and white photographs on the front covers, inside black and white photographs of perfomers and acts with some text, introduction, programme and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1958 - 1976

Le Singe Savant Print, c1826

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.8
Scope and Contents

Lithograph and watercolour on paper by Martin Sylverstre Baptiste (1791-1858), printed by Godefroy Engelmann (1788-1839). Colour illustration of performing monkeys show on a platform with dressed monkey walking on a wire within an urban setting and surrounded by people.

Dates: c1826