Circus

William Wilson Presents the Great International Circus Krone Poster, 19 December 1939 - 21 January 1940

Item

Reference code: 178R47.674

Scope and Contents

London, Islington, Agricultural Hall. Colour illustrations of the roaring heads of a lion and a tiger, background yellow, blue and red, type multicoloured. Printed by J G Hammond and Co LTD, Birmingham

Dates: 19 December 1939 - 21 January 1940

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Williams Het International Circus Poster, c1960 - 1969

Item

Reference code: 178R27.187

Scope and Contents

St-Niklaas-Markt, Belgium. Contains colour illustration of clowns.

Dates: c1960 - 1969

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

Williams: Het Internationale Circus Programme, 1954

Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 45: Series 178K44

Reference code: 178K44.99

Scope and Contents

Front cover: black and white photo of a man jumping from one horse to another. Inside: progamme in the centre, photos and information about acts. Back cover: advertisement for chocolate. 4 pages.

Dates: 1954

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

Willko Poster, c1900 - 1939

Item — Richley Collection Plan Chest Drawer 1: Series 178R43

Reference code: 178R43.3

Scope and Contents

On the Tight Wire in Mid-Air, Thrilling Sensation. Colour illustration of male acrobatic act, three scenes on the top section of the poster showing the performer doing tricks on chairs on a tight wire, on the bottom section a large house set in a landscape and a tight wire on the front, the portrait of the performer and the performer doing a hand stand on a tight wire. Printed by Edward Harrison Litho Studio, 18 Regent Terrace, Sheffield.

Dates: c1900 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Richley Collection / Posters

Windsor Safari Park Related Correspondence, 1970

File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 1: Series 178B34; Series 178F34; Series 178J10; Series 178Q9

Reference code: 178F34.7

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Lord Stonham Duke of Bedford and Ronnie Smart, regarding Ronnie Smart's services as an advisor on matters of Windsor Safari Park.

Dates: 1970

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

Wing, Claw and Fang Film, c1945 - 1960

Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 2: Series 178D5

Reference code: 178D5.17

Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathe, Kodascope. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Silent. Includes USA Circus. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Winkfield & Windsor Zoo Programme, c1900 - 2000

Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44

Reference code: 178K44.118

Scope and Contents

Front cover: title and open dates. Inside: programme. Back cover: advertisement of Jack Hylton's Circus. 2 pages.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

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

Winship and Son's Circus Programmes, 1950 - 1969

File

Reference code: 178K43.671

Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of a cownboy, black and white illustrations of clowns and a horses' head through a horse shoe on the front covers, inside programme and some commercial advertising.

Dates: 1950 - 1969

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

Wireworks DAT Tape, 1987 - 1998

Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 18: Series 178D28; Series 178E21

Reference code: 178E21.1.2

Scope and Contents

The content of this recording is unknown.

Dates: 1987 - 1998

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Albert & Friends Instant Circus Collection / Audio Material

Woman and Living Wagon Photograph, c1920 - 1939

Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114

Reference code: 178C114.146

Scope and Contents

Photograph of a woman seated on the steps of a circus living wagon. The legs of a man can also be seen but the top section has been lost due to damage to the photograph.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Sanger Circus Collection / Photographs

Wombwell's and Bailey's New York Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

Item

Reference code: 178K43.606

Scope and Contents

Brown and gold illustrations on off white background showing planet earth, wild animals on the right, people on the left, including African warrior and man in unifor and portrait of George Wombwell on top left corner on the front cover, inside programme, on back cover bird's eye view of Wombwell's menagerie tents and crowds of people, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes / Bertram Mills Circus Royal and Gala Performance Programmes, Great Carmo, Bostock and Wombwell's, and Bailey's Circus Programmes

Women Next to Circus Tent Photograph , c1890 - 1899

Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114

Reference code: 178C114.8

Scope and Contents

Photograph of two women looking at a paper and two other women peeping through a flap in a circus tent. The woman on top left, is believed to be Kate Holloway, niece of George Sanger.

Dates: c1890 - 1899