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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4474 Collections and/or Records:

Scrapbook of Multiple Circuses, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.60
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and photographs, relating to multiple circuses and acts including George Wombwell, Lord George Sanger, Billy Smart and Bertram Mills, 102p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Scrapbook of Multiple Circuses, 1937 - 1976

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.61
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of posters, newspaper cuttings and photographs, relating to multiple circuses and acts including Chipperfield's and Billy Smart's, 48p.p

Dates: 1937 - 1976

Scrapbook of Multiple Circuses, 1982 - 1983

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.62
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, relating to multiple circus and acts including Chipperfield's, Blackpool Tower and Austen Brothers', 41p.p.

Dates: 1982 - 1983

Scrapbook of Multiple Circuses, 1987 - 1988

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.63
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings relating to multiple circuses and acts including Billy Smart's, Blackpool Tower and Chipperfield's, 41p.p.

Dates: 1987 - 1988

Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, 1978 - 2004

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.20
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, relating to multiple circus subjects including animal cruelty allegations and accidental deaths and injuries of performers, 39p.p.

Dates: 1978 - 2004

Scrapbook on Ohmy Circus, 1872 - 1875

 Item
Reference code: 178G25.9
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook on Ohmy Circus. Contains newspaper cuttings, two items loose, 22p.p.

Dates: 1872 - 1875

Scrapbooks, 1913 - 1916

 Series
Reference code: 178G37
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks containing photographs, programmes, newspaper cuttings and performers' autographs, some related to the First World War.

Dates: 1913 - 1916

Scrapbooks, 1963 - 1995

 Series
Reference code: 178G26
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks compiled by Ron White containing advertisements for Scottish and north of England fairs and Chipperfield Circus.

Dates: 1963 - 1995

Script for Billy Smart's Appearance on T.V. Show 'This is Your Life', 16th December 1956

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 48: Series 178K44; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.43
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: 16th December 1956

Script for Cinderella Pantomime, 1883 - 1884

 Item
Reference code: 178B39.1
Scope and Contents

Sanger National Amphitheatre. Manuscript for Cinderella pantomime for Sangers. Black ink and pencil with red underline on white paper and brown covers, written on one side of the pages only on ruled paper with corrections, 59pp.

Dates: 1883 - 1884

Seat Indicator Tickets for Billy Smart's Circus, 6 October

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 54: Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.23
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: 6 October

Second Half, Grock Film and Act with Max van Embden Film, 1931

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 33: Series 178D14
Reference code: 178D14.33
Scope and Contents

VHS. Note on tape reads 'Joe Jackson’s story and act passed down from his father A.V. Pedlar Collection, Joe Jackson junior, life story of a tramp clown cycle act passed down from father to son. Closes with full act. Grock film of life plus act with Max van Embden, Berlin 1931.

Dates: 1931

Serge Panorama du Cirque Portfolio of Prints, 1944

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.59
Scope and Contents

Artist portfolio of circus prints by Serge Maurice Feaudierre, limited edition of 1000, contains fold out pages with text in French, containing an introduction to the portfolio and circus with colour illustrations and 80 loose monochrome lithographs themed around different circus focus areas such as caged animals, trapeze acts, clowning, equestrian acts, acrobatics, aerial acts, etc, signed in print, with title on bottom right corner. Published by Arc en Ciel, Paris.

Dates: 1944

Serpent Woman Costume Sketch, c2000

 Item
Reference code: 178H28.4
Scope and Contents

Black ink sketches for the costume of Serpent Woman, including handwritten annotations and material samples.

Dates: c2000

Set of 14 Colour Postcards, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 54: Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.13
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Shirtsleeves and Spangles Audio Recording, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 40: Series 178E9
Reference code: 178E9.6
Scope and Contents

1/4 audio reel. Digitised as part of the Unlocking Our Sounds Heritage project by the British Library.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Shooting Wild on Access Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.194
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 200 Feet. Black and white, silent. Note on box reads, "Seen at the Zoo and Caught Snapping".

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Short Subjects Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 12: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.98
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Actina. Black and white, silent. Includes Micky Breaks Jail, Pearl Harbour, Pepperly Popeye, Birdies Love Cats and Big Cheese Popeye. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Show Prep at Rheinahalle Film, 5 December 1994

 Item
Reference code: 178D22.2
Scope and Contents

The Show preparation, the German show, after the show. Footage shows Becky Truman and other performers getting ready for a show, talking to the camera man, scenes in a café, the inside of a church, an aerial performance, performers warm up, make up and rehearsals, sound, colour, copied from VHS.

Dates: 5 December 1994

Showmen Articles Newspaper Cuttings, 1904 - 1973

 Sub-Series — Box Showmen's Guild Box 18: Series 178G65
Reference code: 178G65.2
Scope and Contents

Articles from The Engineers, Sawdust, The World's Fair, The Sun, Pictorial Quarterly, The Sphere, The Guardian and other newspapers and journals containing articles related to the fairground Showmen community and fairground rides, an article by David Braithwaite, press releases relating to bye-laws and cuttings related to dwarf performers including Tom Thumb.

Dates: 1904 - 1973