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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4644 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs, c1900 - 1968

 Series
Reference code: 178C79
Scope and Contents Black and white photographs, postcards and negatives of the Testo family, performers, side shows, animals, fairgrounds and circuses including Angela Rabbets ‘Jungle Girl’ female snake act, Sonya Alan ‘Lady of Lions’, men and women in WWI and WWII uniforms, Golga Testo snake act with Bertram Mills Circus, Pauline Testo, Alf Testo, Nora and Billy Kayes, Jack Lemm and his Troupe at Testo’s show, members of the Chipperfield family, members of the Dobson family, members of the Pinder family...
Dates: c1900 - 1968

Photographs, c1930 - 1980

 Series
Reference code: 178C63
Scope and Contents

Black and white, and colour photographs and postcards of circus, circus transport and circus model making.

Dates: c1930 - 1980

Photographs, c1930 - 1980

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C63.1-223
Scope and Contents

Black and white, and colour photographs and postcards of circus, circus transport and circus model making.

Dates: c1930 - 1980

Photographs and Postcards, c1800 - 1999

 Series
Reference code: 178C108
Scope and Contents

Black and white and colour photographs, negatives and photographic albums mainly containing images of British circus, circus performers, animals and circus personalities but also some menageries such as Bostock and Wombwell and other associated entertainments and non-British circuses taken by David Jamieson, Lindsay Temple, Den Curtis, Capt. Middleton, Jack Niblett and other photographers.

Dates: c1800 - 1999

Photographs and Postcards, c1902 - 1942

 Series — Multiple Containers
Reference code: 178C139
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs, postcards and negatives of fairs, rides, circus and performers, including a House of Laughter at the Empire Exhibition of 1936-1937 in Johannesburge, South Africa, roller coasters, dodgems, flying chairs, juvenile roundabouts, sideshows, wall of death, Jim Burton's chairs and Pat Collin's Hawaiian natives at Barry Island, negatives of performers and animals in a circus, rides and amusements in Britain, Germany and France.

Dates: c1902 - 1942

Photographs and Postcards, c1900 - 2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Reference code: 178C26
Scope and Contents Around 7,000 colour and black and white photographs, contact prints, postcards, slides and negatives. Subjects of photographs include various circus performers such as Lilly Yokoi, Pete Cooper, The Paulos, Family Paulovitch, Jimmy and Luigi Folco, Faltyny Troupe, Alegria Brothers, Glavaski Duo, The Argentine Devils, Mik and Mak, Miss Nives; circus animals; fairground scenes; transport and living wagons; circus infrastructure; putting up and taking down circus infrastructure; other circuses...
Dates: c1900 - 2000

Photographs and Postcards, 1902 - 1951

 Series
Reference code: 178C104
Scope and Contents

Photographic albums and photograhs showing the Decar family, circus performers and acts, including animals and images of different locations around the world.

Dates: 1902 - 1951

Photographs and Postcards, c1899 - 1969

 Series
Reference code: 178C57
Scope and Contents

Photographs, postcards and negatives of fairgrounds taken by Rowland Scott and other fairground enthusiasts.

Dates: c1899 - 1969

Photographs and Postcards, 1908 - 1975

 Series
Reference code: 178C110
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards of the Ohmy, the Smart and the Sanger circuses and family members, including John Sanger in sailor’s uniform. Also a variety of circus performers including Mme. Morelli from the Bostock menagerie. Many of the postcards have been used for correspondence.

Dates: 1908 - 1975

Photographs and Postcards of Various Performers and Circuses, c1900 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.49-185
Scope and Contents

Black and white and colour photographs, postcards and promotional photographs of acts, performers, circus tents, animals and others.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Photographs of Circus Performers and Showmen, 1903

 File
Reference code: 178C108.1-5
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of circus performers and personalities including a portrait of Buffalo Bill dedicated to Lord George Sanger and Sanger's Britannia tableau waggon.

Dates: 1903

Photographs of Digger Pugh Circus Acts, c1930 - 1969

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C135.1-114
Scope and Contents

Black and white and some colour photographs of mainly female aerilist and acrobatic acts, also some images of acts in circus rings.

Dates: c1930 - 1969

Photographs of Fairs and Performers, c1900 - 1991

 File — Box Robinson/Pinder Box 1
Reference code: 178C147
Scope and Contents

Black and white and colour photographs and postcards of fairgrounds, rides and transport. Also some photographs of sideshow performers, and some circus performers from the Chipperfield family. Some photographs have been taken by John Robinson and have hand written notes on the back including location, name of ride and date. Other authors include Pete Tei, John Meredith, Malcolm Slater and Orton and Spooner. Also contains a small newspaper cutting about Thomas Murphy's death.

Dates: c1900 - 1991

Photographs of Hans Brick Animal Trainer and Circus Performers, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178C108.333-354
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards of people, animals and performers, including a portrait photograph of Hans Brick and photographs of Circus Busch with text in German and English and a small negative.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Photographs of Hans Brick Animal Trainer and Circus Performers, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178C108.355
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of journey's around different parts of the world, caged animals, people and circus performers, approximately 42p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Photographs of Performers, Tattooed People and Wrestling and Boxing Fighters, c1980 - 1989

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C85.1418-1438
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of boxers, wrestlers, the Chinese Circus and tattooed people taken by Dick Scott-Stewart.

Dates: c1980 - 1989

Pierino and Olga, Circus Roncalli Xmas 2000, Circus Barum and Circus Krone-Festival Highlights Films, 2000 - 2001

 Item
Reference code: 178D13.7
Scope and Contents 3 Sat TV, MDR TV, N3 TV. Colour, sound and background music. DVD 1 Setting up Circus Krone, behind the scenes with Olga and Pierino circus performers and their animals, narrated in German, documentary for 3 Sat TV, Germany, a film by Stella Tinbergen and Gisela Tuchtenhagen. Different Roncalli circus acts in the ring tv programme for MDR TV, Germany. Different Barum circus acts in the ring narrated in German, including white tiger act and training and other act rehersals and behind the...
Dates: 2000 - 2001

Pigalle Restaurant Programme, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.133
Scope and Contents

Front cover: drawing of a woman holding two candle sticks. Inside: programme in the centre, information on the performers and a head shot photo. Back cover: information on the interior designers. 2 pages.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Pigalle Restaurant Programme, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.134
Scope and Contents

Front page: drawing of a woman holding two candle sticks. Inside: programme. Back page: blank white page with a hand written note. 2 pages.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Pinder and Jean Richard Circus Programmes, 1931 - 1979

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.647
Scope and Contents

Programmes for Circus Pinder, Jean Richard Circus, Pinder Jean Richard Circus, Pinders Royal Circus and Menagerie, Pinder's New International Circus, Pinder's Grand Imperial Circus and Pinders Big Zoo Circus containing colour illustrations and photographs on the front covers, inside black and white and colour photographs of perfomers and acts with some text including Koringa and Rogana, introduction, programme and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1931 - 1979