Circus
Found in 4479 Collections and/or Records:
Shirtsleeves and Spangles Audio Recording, c1900 - 2000
1/4 audio reel. Digitised as part of the Unlocking Our Sounds Heritage project by the British Library.
Shooting Wild on Access Film, c1932 - 1965
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 200 Feet. Black and white, silent. Note on box reads, "Seen at the Zoo and Caught Snapping".
Short Subjects Film, c1945 - 1960
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.
Show Prep at Rheinahalle Film, 5 December 1994
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.
Showmen Articles Newspaper Cuttings, 1904 - 1973
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.
Showmen's Guild Scrapbook, 1934 - 1972
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.
Showmen's Guild Scrapbook, 1926 - 1929
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.
Shows on Ice Programmes, 1957 - 1980
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.
Shrine Circus Programme, 1959
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.
Shufflebottom Family Collection
Sideshow and Freak Show Posters, c1930 - 1949
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.
Sideshow Barker Costume Sketch, c2000
Black ink sketches for the costume of Sideshow Barker, including handwritten annotations.
Signed agreement between The Lord Mayor Aldermen and William Smart, 1948
Agreement relating to Billy Smart’s New World Circus and Amusements of 1 Bryon Parade Hillingdon Heat in the Country of Middlesex.
Signed Photograph of Koringa, c1930 - 1959
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.
Sir Robert Fosset and Fosset Bros. Circus Films, c1945 - 1965
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.
Sir Robert Fossett British and International Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999
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.
Sir Robert Fossett Circus Poster, c1950-1999
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
Sir Robert Fossett Gigantic Circus and Zoo Poster, c1950-1999
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
Sir Robert Fossett's Big Zoo Circus Programme, 1942
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.
Sir Robert Fossett's Big Zoo Circus Programme, c1943
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.