Circus

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Violet Bartram Collection

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Photographs and Postcards

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Photographs and Postcards

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Digger Pugh Collection / Photographs

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Robinson Collection

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Photographs and Postcards

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Photographs and Postcards

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Dick Scott-Stewart Collection / Photographs

Photo's Amy Optical Disk, c1995 - 2008

Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 19: Series 178U13

Reference code: 178U13.55

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Optical disks, containing correspondence, administrative papers, newsletters, photographs and films, created by Albert & Friends Instant Circus.

Dates: c1995 - 2008

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Albert & Friends Instant Circus Collection / Digital Media

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Programmes

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Programmes

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes

Pinder Jean Richard Circus Poster, c1900 - 1999

Item

Reference code: 178R27.197

Scope and Contents

Le Geant European. Colour illustration of clown and animals.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Posters

Pinder's Circus Poster, c1970 - 1979

Item

Reference code: 178R11.118

Scope and Contents

Poster left blank for over printing location and date. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined in the new 4 Pole Big Top. Red and black type on yellow background.

Dates: c1970 - 1979