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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4337 Collections and/or Records:

Bertram Mills Circus Luncheon Booklets, 1931-1967

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178Z50.37
Scope and Contents

Booklets containing decorative front cover often showing circus scenes and artwork containing several pages with fold out table plans, guest lists, also separate invitations and postcards with time table and location of shows

Dates: 1931-1967

Bertram Mills Circus, Menagerie and Fun Fair Advertising Booklets and Cards, c1920 - 1969

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178I22.25
Scope and Contents

A range of booklets with different designs containing several pages with mainly black and white photographs of performers and acts, time tables of performances and booking information for shows at Olympia, Manchester, Hastings, Lincoln, Liverpool and York.

Dates: c1920 - 1969

Bertram Mills Circus Mirror Publication, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178I22.28
Scope and Contents

Second, third and special edition of the a publication by Bertram Mills circus about the circus, colour illustrations on front cover, inside they contain black and white illustrations of acts and performers and articles.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Bertram Mills Circus Mirror Third Edition Gouache, c1920 - 1967

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.43
Scope and Contents

Gouache on card. Design for cover of Bertram Mills Circus Mirror, signed by Leon Chossley. Colour illustration of a woman riding a white horses with smaller images of five clowns, a ringmaster, two elephants with trainer, a ballerina standing on the back of a horse and three high wire performers, background multicoloured, type black and red.

Dates: c1920 - 1967

Bertram Mills' Circus Olympia Grand Hall Poster, 22 December 1932 - 25 January 1933

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.588
Scope and Contents

Olympia Grand Hall. Jeanette's cricketing elephants. Colour illustration of an elephant with its tusks removed with a trainer in safari dress, background yellow and blue, type multicoloured. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Nesfield ST, Bradford

Dates: 22 December 1932 - 25 January 1933

Bertram Mills Circus Olympia Poster, 1959 - 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.581
Scope and Contents

Olympia. Background red with white stripes and blue, type yellow

Dates: 1959 - 1960

Bertram Mills Circus Photographs, c1900 - 1950

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.436-488
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of circus performers and animals including Coco the clown, Nicolia the animal tamer, Mills' horses and circus scenes.

Dates: c1900 - 1950

Bertram Mills Circus Plan, 18 December 1962 - 2 February 1963

 Item
Reference code: 178M16.2
Scope and Contents

Colour coded aerial plan of Bertram Mills circus ring at Olympia, Grand Hall.

Dates: 18 December 1962 - 2 February 1963

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 22 December 1936 - 27 January 1937

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.526
Scope and Contents

Olympia Grand Hall. The Great Frederico. Colour illustration of a man swinging from a rope by his mouth, background image of the circus ring, type multicoloured. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: 22 December 1936 - 27 January 1937

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, c1929-1965

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.531
Scope and Contents

Circular advertisment, reading 'Bertram Mills Circus Olympia Grand Hall, Book Now', background blue, border white, type yellow, orange and white

Dates: c1929-1965

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, c1929 - 1965

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.537
Scope and Contents

Olympia, 19 December to 3 February. Colour illustration of a girl in red on a rearing white horse, background blue, type white, red and blue

Dates: c1929 - 1965

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, 19 December 1952 - 31 January 1953

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.538
Scope and Contents

Olympia. Abstract colour illustration of four horses with circus plumes running, two white ones and a black one in the foreground, a yellow one in the backgroudn, background red, type yellow and white

Dates: 19 December 1952 - 31 January 1953

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, 18 December 1959 - 30 January 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.539
Scope and Contents

Olympia. Colour illustration of two rearing horses in circus plumes, with a man and a woman in evening dress standing in front of them, background burgandy, type cream and green

Dates: 18 December 1959 - 30 January 1960

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 22 December 1936 - 27 January 1937

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.542
Scope and Contents Olympia Grand Hall. Les Kimris aerialists, Eight Danwills springboard, Baring's comedy zebra, Quintillia wire walker, 5 Kemmys, 9 Cumberlands riding act, 2 Willos suspended perch, 4 Albanos clowns, Charles Judge's chimpanzees, Peerless Potters flying bar, Jackson Family and Lawler woodchoppers, axe-throwers, ropespinners, The Great Frederico, Morris and May comedy cyclists, Bertram Mills' new liberty horses, Four Cosmaries high school act, Christian's dogs, 4 Palms perch act, Astony Sisters,...
Dates: 22 December 1936 - 27 January 1937

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 14 - 26 September 1931

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.544
Scope and Contents

Leeds, New York Street. Zaro Agha, '156 years old turk, the oldest man in the world'. Colour illustration of a man in a fez and a woman with a white veil, background yellow, type black, red and blue. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Nesfield ST, Bradford

Dates: 14 - 26 September 1931

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, 19 December 1950 - 1 February 1951

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.549
Scope and Contents

Booking sign for circus at Olympia. Colour cut out plan of the circus ring, with four paper horses to stick on, background yellow, type multicoloure. Printed by W E Berry LTD

Dates: 19 December 1950 - 1 February 1951

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, 18 December 1962 - 2 February 1963

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.553
Scope and Contents

Olympia. Lilly Yokoi. Monochromatic photograph in shades of red of Lilly Yokoi balancing on one foot on a bicycle, background burgandy, type white and yellow

Dates: 18 December 1962 - 2 February 1963

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 22 December 1932 - 25 January 1933

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.558
Scope and Contents

Olympia Grand Hall. Colour illustration of a roaring tiger, background multicoloured, type blue, black and white. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Nesfield ST, Bradford

Dates: 22 December 1932 - 25 January 1933

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, 22 December 1938 - 26 January 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.560
Scope and Contents

Booking sign for circus at Olympia Grand Hall. Colour illustration of a polar bear, background and type multicoloured. Printed W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: 22 December 1938 - 26 January 1939

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, 1962 - 1963

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.590
Scope and Contents

Olympia. Background blue, type yellow and orange

Dates: 1962 - 1963