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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4479 Collections and/or Records:

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

Showmen's Guild Scrapbook, 1934 - 1972

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 19: Series 178G65
Reference code: 178G65.5
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing news about changes and the demise of the British fairground, Pat Collins, the Second World War, living wagons, the circus and Bertram Mills from various newspapers.

Dates: 1934 - 1972

Showmen's Guild Scrapbook, 1926 - 1929

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 20: Series 178G65
Reference code: 178G65.7
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing news on taxation, roads, gaming and gambling, women working at the fair, Mitcham Fair, Nottingham Goose Fair, legislation, transport, circus, charitable donations, accidents and safety at the fair, coconut shies and Whimsical Walker's retirement from various newspapers.

Dates: 1926 - 1929

Shows on Ice Programmes, 1957 - 1980

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.120
Scope and Contents

Programmes for the following ice shows: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Holiday on Ice, Jack and the Beanstalk, Holiday on Ice 1957, The Enchanted Toy Shop, Dick Whittington, Wildfire.

Dates: 1957 - 1980

Shrine Circus Programme, 1959

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.102
Scope and Contents

1 page poster. Front: programme information on the left and right, photo of an act in the middle. Back: information about the show, business advertisements.

Dates: 1959

Shufflebottom Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0014
Scope and Contents The main part of the collection consists of material relating to the Shufflebottom family and receipts and posters advertising their latest attractions. The second half of the collection relates to the Waddington family and Margaret Shufflebottom's later marriage to Arthur Bird.The Shufflebottom collection consists of photographs, diaries, albums, account books and assorted ephemera associated with the family's history on the fair. The photographic material dates from 1890 to the...
Dates: c1890 - 1989

Sideshow and Freak Show Posters, c1930 - 1949

 Series
Reference code: 178R45
Scope and Contents

Posters of sideshow and freak show performers printed by the Enquirer Job Printing Company, in Cincinnati, USA, many of which for Leroy Robert Ripley's Believe it or Not franchise.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Sideshow Barker Costume Sketch, c2000

 Item
Reference code: 178H28.3
Scope and Contents

Black ink sketches for the costume of Sideshow Barker, including handwritten annotations.

Dates: c2000

Signed agreement between The Lord Mayor Aldermen and William Smart, 1948

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 3: Series 178G41; Series 178H21
Reference code: 178H21.5
Scope and Contents

Agreement relating to Billy Smart’s New World Circus and Amusements of 1 Bryon Parade Hillingdon Heat in the Country of Middlesex.

Dates: 1948

Signed Photograph of Koringa, c1930 - 1959

 Item — Richley Collection Plan Chest Drawer 1: Series 178R43
Reference code: 178Z41.1
Scope and Contents

Autographed Koringa album page, consisting of black and white photograph of Koringa in performance outfit in the centre inside a pencil drawn decagon with some red pencil colouring on a grey piece of paper reading ‘Koringa the only female fakir in the world’ and signed on bottom right. On reverse autographs by George Crangnell and Edward Lauri BBC singer and comedienne.

Dates: c1930 - 1959

Sir Robert Fosset and Fosset Bros. Circus Films, c1945 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 16: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.143
Scope and Contents

8mm, G. B. Ferrosonic Tape. Silent, in colour. Includes Parson's Recreation Ground, Leighton Buzzard, Boxmoor, and the Trust Lands at Hemel Hempstead. Copied to DVD 6 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1945 - 1965

Sir Robert Fossett British and International Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.336
Scope and Contents

Red and blue type on off white background and monochrome illustrations of circus acts on reverse with programme of perfomers. Printed by Parkes and Mainwarings, Ltd, Printers Coleshill Street, Birmingham.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sir Robert Fossett Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1287
Scope and Contents

Red type on off white background announcing the arrival of the Sir Robert Fossett's Circus and Menagerie. Left blank for adding location and date. Printed by Reliance Printing Works, Keswick

Dates: c1950-1999

Sir Robert Fossett Gigantic Circus and Zoo Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1286
Scope and Contents

Red and blue type on off white background listing wild animals on bottom section. Left blank for adding location and date. Printed by Reliance Printing Works, Keswick

Dates: c1950-1999

Sir Robert Fossett's Big Zoo Circus Programme, 1942

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.347
Scope and Contents

Black type on green background with Black green illustration of circus ring in the centre with elephant, clowns, lion, equestrian act and trapeze act on the front cover, inside programme and illustration of female equestrian act on back cover. Printed by Willsons Printers, Leicester, 2p.p.

Dates: 1942

Sir Robert Fossett's Big Zoo Circus Programme, c1943

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.348
Scope and Contents

Black illustrations of circus acts including female equestrian, lion tamer and clown on pink background on the front cover, inside programme. Printed by G. W. McKane and Son, Keswick, 2p.p.

Dates: c1943