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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4321 Collections and/or Records:

Various Items of Ephemera, c1970 - 1979

 Series
Reference code: 178Z34
Scope and Contents

Various items of circus and film production ephemera.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

Various Items of Research Material, c1900 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178B30.19
Scope and Contents

Bundle of notebook pages, loose pages and newspaper cuttings on various circus topics and some correspondence by Hal Thomas (David Harold Thomas). Manuscript and typescript.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Various Items of Trade and Advertising, c1950 - 1985

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178I22.38
Scope and Contents Trade and advertising material from various circuses including souvenir guides from Pinders, The Moscow State Circus, Blackpool Tower, Cirque Berserk, Gandey's Circus 50th anniversary tour, The London Coliseum, Cirque Eloize, Russell's International Circus, Mongolian State Circus, Nederlands Nationaal Circus, Big Kid Circus, John Lawson's Circus and Gerry Cottle's Circus and a range of other pamphlets advertising Astley's Astounding Adventures, Treff Punkt, Americana The Tent Show Circus,...
Dates: c1950 - 1985

Various Items Related to the Ohmy and Sanger Families, c1880 - 1980

 Series
Reference code: 178Z26
Scope and Contents

Various items related to the Ohmy and Sanger families, including World War Two related material and other personal items.

Dates: c1880 - 1980

Various Items Related to the Ohmy Family, c1880 - 1890

 File
Reference code: 178Z26.1
Scope and Contents

Various items related to the Ohmy family, including a photograph of presentation of Address to Ohmy certificate.

Dates: c1880 - 1890

Various Newspaper Cuttings on Circus, 1930

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.92
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cuttings including E. H. Bostock's wedding report.

Dates: 1930

Various Newspapers and Newspaper Cuttings, 1927 - 2007

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178G21.1
Scope and Contents Newspapers and newspaper cuttings relating to circus news and performers, including the Sunday Mercury Special, The Evening Mail, Circus News Illustrated, Late Circus News Flashes, Leisure Life, The World's Fair, Danmark Kina, Soviet Weekly,The Advertiser, The Yorkshire Herald, The Yorkshire Post, The Sun, The Guardian and other main stream newspapers, including articles on Norman Barrett, Boswell Circus, Coco, Bertram Mills Circus, Belle Vue, Barrett's Circus, Robert Gandey's Circus Chinese...
Dates: 1927 - 2007

Various Paper Bags, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 54: Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.15
Scope and Contents

Two paper bags, one of them from The Circus Hall of Fame, Sarasota, Florida.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Various Photocopies of Photographs, Circus World Championships Delegates Pack, Some Postcards and Invitations, c1970 - 1979

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 41: Series 178I24; Series 178N6; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.64
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

Various Posters, c1990 - 2000

 File
Reference code: 178Z64.27
Scope and Contents

Posters advertising film festivals and copies of Barnum & Bailey and Ringling Bros posters.

Dates: c1990 - 2000

Various Showfamilies Biographical Material, 1799 - 1993

 File
Reference code: 178B36.5
Scope and Contents

Research material relating to the Silvester/Sylvester, Wilson, Taylor, Fossett, Green, Proctor, Bland, White, Twigdon, Turner, Brown/Sivado, Codman, Layland/Leyland, Collins, Chapman, Barker, and Clark families, including birth, marriage and death certificates and census details.

Dates: 1799 - 1993

Venezianische Messe Ludwigsburg programme, 12 - 14 September 1997

 Item
Reference code: 178K48.1
Scope and Contents

Ludwigsburg, Germany. Colour photograph of two people in costume with a white border on a black background and white type with the event logo on the front cover, inside white, black and cream pages with running order, introduction, black and white and colour photographs, and descriptions of each act and commercial advertising, featuring Skinning the Cat on page.

Dates: 12 - 14 September 1997

Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters, c1800 - 1930

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.1-51
Scope and Contents

Early circus and menagerie posters including Polito's menagerie, Astley's Amphitheatre and Pablo Fanque's, Sanger's, Powell's, Ducrow's, Cooke's and Hengler's circuses among others.

Dates: c1800 - 1930

Video Four Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.325
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. VHS PAL. Includes; Tweeties Circus, hippo rodeo, monkeyland, a chapter of accidents, acrobatic antics, some birds, and Circus Time.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Views and Order of the Procession, Barnum and Bailey Show Booklet, 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178Z50.4
Scope and Contents

Hard cover fold out booklet with red fabric spine and title printed on yellow paper and glued to the front cover, containing eight monocrhome views in red showing animals and carts parading with titles and order of the procession in the centre in red type for the Barnum and Bailey Show.

Dates: 1899

Violet Bartram Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0195
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs, negatives and postcards of fairgrounds, amusement parks, circus and performers, a newspaper cutting and a handbill.

Dates: c1902 - 1953

W. H. Wilkie Great Continental Circus Poster, 1956

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1089
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of raoring tiger's head over a black background and blue, yellow and red type, location and date glued to the bottom section, signed by Pager. Printed by Aerigan Entertainments (Pty) Ltd, Central Press Durban

Dates: 1956

W. H. Wilkie Presents the Fabulous Dancing Waters Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.99
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of woman playing a piano over a multicolour background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs on red background of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 6p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

W. H. Wilkie se Wonderbaarlike Sirkus Poster, Friday 29 June 1956

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1087
Scope and Contents

Mafeking. Die Marsbewoners Kom Saam Met. Colour illustration of male and female trapeze act hanging from a flying saurcer in white, orange, yellow, blue and black blocks of colour, location and date glued to the bottom section, signed by Pager. Printed by Aerigan Entertainments (Pty) Ltd, Central Press Durban,

Dates: Friday 29 June 1956

W. H. Wilkie's Super Big Top Circus Programme, 1957

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.93
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of clown's face on left hand side over a blue background and red, green and black type on yellow background on the right on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs and orange and white illustrations of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Dates: 1957