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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4474 Collections and/or Records:

Sally Chipperfield's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.270
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon lion and tiger stood in front of a circus tent and clown on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and 2p.p insert with programme and black and white photographs, 8p.p

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sally Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1 July - 10 September 1983

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.249
Scope and Contents

Westover Ice Rink. Colour illustrations of circus acts including a high wire act on top right, a roaring lion's head on top left next to an acrobatic act, animals along the bottom section, leopards and panthers on stepped contraption with tamer and clonw's face on right over a blue background on front cover, inside colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p

Dates: 1 July - 10 September 1983

Sally Chipperfield’s Circus Programme, 1979

 Item — Box Marshall and Scott Box 10: Series 178C45; Series 178H22; Series 178K9; Series 178Q2; Series 178Z47
Reference code: 178K9.1
Scope and Contents

Illustrated with black and white photographs and colour images. Handbill enclosed, 8pp.

Dates: 1979

Sandow's Big Circus and Menagerie Poster, Monday 29 September c1947

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1235
Scope and Contents Bettws-y-Coed. Sandow's Troupe of Shetland ponies, Sandow Sisters aerial act, Jane monkey, Tex Bowman's see-saw ponies, Archibald comedy horse, The Texans, Tarran comedy juggling act, Margaret equestrian act, Emperor horse, Lady pony, Captain Joe Barrie presents Tony equestrian act, Violette high wire act, Myrtle, Christine equestrian act, Rough and Ready pony and dog act, Lio Hoi Tsehn, Longton Troupe, The Two Stan Leos comedy acrobatic act. Red and blue type on white background and blue,...
Dates: Monday 29 September c1947

Sanger Circus Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0154
Scope and Contents

Black and white and some colour photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.

Dates: c1850 - 1945

Sanger Circus Photographs, c1850 - 1945

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C114.1-188
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards of Sanger's circus showing performers, animals and Sanger family members including George, Ellen, Victoria Florence also Queen Victoria and royal performances, some photos on the fairground and a colour photograph, also some negatives.

Dates: c1850 - 1945

Sanger Circus Programmes, c1894 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.549-585
Scope and Contents

Sanger Circus programmes including Lord George Sanger's Circus, Lord George Sanger and Pops Sanger Circus, Lord John Sanger's Circus and Sanger's Circus. Contain pantomime acts as well as circus performances in theatres venues.

Dates: c1894 - 1999

Sanger Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0166
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photographs of George Sanger's Circus, photocopies of newspaper cuttings related to the Sanger Family and original drawings for costume designs by June Dick.

Dates: c1900 - 2018

Sanger Family Correspondence, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178F31.5
Scope and Contents

Letters to Miss Sanger Reeve from Bernard and Mabel Harris and letter of invitation to Sunday service from G. K. Gillespie to the Sanger circus staff.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sanger Family Material, c1899-1900s

 File
Reference code: 178Z50.57
Scope and Contents

Remembrance and thank you cards and luncheon invitation

Dates: c1899-1900s

Sanger Family Research Material, 1878 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178B30.35
Scope and Contents

Includes a route booklet by R. Archer for the George Sanger's Grand Circus and Menagerie tour of Europe in 1878 and photocopies of programmes, photographs, newspaper cuttings, a letter and a Sanger family tree.

Dates: 1878 - 1999

Sanger-Reeve and Vesque Correspondence, 1930 - 1934

 File
Reference code: 178F31.1
Scope and Contents

Letters to Miss Florence Sanger-Reeve from Miss Martha Vesque. Include a watercolour of a female acrobatic act balancing on a pole which stands in a bottle on a table, entitled Miss Castle.

Dates: 1930 - 1934

Sanger's Circus Photographs, c1800 - 1939

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.489-597
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards of the Sanger circus and family, including family portraits, show fronts, performers, musicians, parades and carriages, some of the people on the photographs have been identified.

Photographs 178C108.502-515 show Lord George Sanger's Circus on a European tour.

Dates: c1800 - 1939

Sanger’s Grand Circus Handbill, c1880

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 3: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.304
Scope and Contents

National Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, London, ‘To Conclude with the Fifth Act of Richard III and the great Battle of Bosworth Field and the death of White Surrey’, 4pp.

Dates: c1880

Sanger's Grand Hippodrome and Circus Programme, c1860 - 1869

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.165
Scope and Contents

Great Congress of the Monarchs and Sanger's Circus at Royal Agricultural Hall. Printed by Smith and Tarrant, next door to the Agricultural Hall, Liverpool Road.

Dates: c1860 - 1869

Sanger’s Grand National Amphitheatre Handbill, c1888 - 1891

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 3: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.316
Scope and Contents

Scenes in the Arena followed by the drama of Mazeppa or The Wild Horse of Tartary, at Sanger’s Grand National Amphitheatre. circus followed by ‘Mazeppa’ a drama, and the Grand Burlesque Christmas Pantomime entitled: Harlequin St. George and The Dragon’, 4pp.

Dates: c1888 - 1891

Sanger's Grand National Amphitheatre Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.549
Scope and Contents

Westminster Bridge Road. Scenes in the Circle, Richard III and the Great Battle of Bosworth Field and the Death of White Surrey, Cinderella. Black type on off white background with embossed border, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sanger's Grand National Amphitheatre Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.550
Scope and Contents Westminster Bridge Road. Scenes in the Arena by Mr Sanger's Continental and English Circus Companies, Richard III and Battle of Bosworth Field and Battle of White Surrey, Miss Grant Washington as Richard III, Miss Gladys Ffolliott as Dick Turpin, Courier of St. Petersburg, Mr John Irving, flight of fancy, Mdlle. Emma, clowns, Tout-en-Semble', acrobatic performances by Messrs. Linden and Warren, The Newmarket Jockey by George A. Rolland, 'Les Diables', Messrs. Flexmore and Thomson, bareback...
Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sanger's Grand Procession Poster, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June 1863

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.33
Scope and Contents

Bath, Cricket Field, Pulteney Road. Sanger's grand procession on the occasion of the marriage of T. R. H. The Prince and Princess of Wales, equestrian acts, gymnastic acts, performing dromedaries, camels, llamas, cebras, Perubian God horses, elephants. Colour illustration showing procession of animals and carriages on a zig-zag line from the top to the bottom of the poster with text in between in black type on pale yellow background and title on red and yellow over blue background.

Dates: Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June 1863

Sanger's Royal Circus Handbill, c1898

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.253
Scope and Contents

Royal London Hippodrome. 23 different acts. Printed by Chamberlain, Landport.

Dates: c1898