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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5010 Collections and/or Records:

Words and Pictures Prog 8S Pass the Jam, Jim Rushes VHS Tape, 1996

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 23: Series 178D28
Reference code: 178D28.1.44
Scope and Contents

Further information on the label: An SFTV Production for BBC Education

Dates: 1996

Words and Pictures Prog 8S Pass the Jam, Jim Rushes VHS Tape, 1996

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 23: Series 178D28
Reference code: 178D28.1.45
Scope and Contents

Further information on the label: An SFTV Production for BBC Education

Dates: 1996

Words and Pictures Prog 8S Pass the Jam, Jim Rushes VHS Tape, 1996

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 23: Series 178D28
Reference code: 178D28.1.46
Scope and Contents

Further information on the label: An SFTV Production for BBC Education

Dates: 1996

Workshop Footage DV Cassette Tape, c1995 - 2008

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 18: Series 178D28; Series 178E21
Reference code: 178D28.3.84
Scope and Contents From the Item:

DV cassette tapes relating to Albert & Friends Instant Circus.

Dates: c1995 - 2008

Workshop Photographs, c1990 - 2008

 File — Box Albert & Friends Box 10: Series 178C146
Reference code: 178C146.23.17
Scope and Contents

Large cache of colour photographs, and some black and white photographs, of children and young people participating in various circus skills and puppet making workshops facilitated by Ian Scott Owens of Albert & Friends Instant Circus. Notably includes photographs of a workshop with SLIYCF (Arab and Israeli Group). Material found together in plastic wallets labelled 'Workshops' and 'Miscellaneous Workshops and Shows'.

Dates: c1990 - 2008

Workshop Programme Festival Optical Disk, c2000 - 2012

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 19: Series 178U13
Reference code: 178U13.73
Scope and Contents

Includes PDF, JPEG and PSD. Found in a black CD wallet in Box 1.

Dates: c2000 - 2012

World's Fair Newspaper Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0085
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the complete run of The World's Fair Newspaper from 1904 to the present day. Issues from 1904 to 1950 are on microfilm.

Dates: 1904 - 2020

World's Fairs Newspaper Cuttings

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178G21.99
Scope and Contents

Selection of circus news from the World's Fair newspaper with highlighted text and some collague work, some text compiled by Don Stacey.

Dates: 1838 - 2007

World's Largest Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 17 March - 2 April 1966

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.66
Scope and Contents

Birmigham, Hay Mills. Colour illustration of female stood on an elephant with two elephants resting their front legs on that elephant, all on blocks of black colour over a red and orange background with white, blue and yellow type. Printed in England by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.

Dates: 17 March - 2 April 1966

Wyatt Earp souvenir Programme, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.129
Scope and Contents

Front cover: picture of actor Hugh O'Brian. Inside: programme in the centre, information about the variety show, commercial advertisement. Back cover: picture of actor Hugh O'Brian holding a large six-shooter revolver. 6 pages.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

XChange 3/7/02 All VHS Tape, 3 July 2002

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 23: Series 178D28
Reference code: 178D28.1.48
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

VHS tapes relating to Albert & Friends Instant Circus.

Dates: 3 July 2002

XChange All EP245 TX03/07/02 VHS Tape, 2 July 2002

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 23: Series 178D28
Reference code: 178D28.1.49
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

VHS tapes relating to Albert & Friends Instant Circus.

Dates: 2 July 2002

Xmas '07 Albert & Friends Xmas '07 Optical Disk, 20 December 2007

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 19: Series 178U13
Reference code: 178U13.74
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Optical disks, containing correspondence, administrative papers, newsletters, photographs and films, created by Albert & Friends Instant Circus.

Dates: 20 December 2007

Xmas Circus Poster, c1940 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.445
Scope and Contents

National Exhibition Centre, 22 December to 12 January. Bob Wilson's Fun Fair. White and black type on blue background with cartoon illustration of elephant wearing Santa Clause's coat and hat and holding a stripey red and black flag with its trunk

Dates: c1940 - 1999

Yasmine Smart's Circus Programme, 17 June - 12 September 1981

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.317
Scope and Contents

Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth. Presented by Jack and Peter Jay. Colour illustration of roaring lion's head on top left, elephants, white horses, clowns, water fountain, seal and woman holding microphone on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 6p.p

Dates: 17 June - 12 September 1981

Yetta Schultz Photograph, c1880 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.4
Scope and Contents

Three quater portrait of tightrope performer Yetta Schultz.

Dates: c1880 - 1899

Yetta Schultz Photograph , c1880 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.16
Scope and Contents

Photograph of Yetta Schultz in her aerial performance costume. Yetta was a tightrope or wire walker with Lord George Sangers Circus.

Dates: c1880 - 1899

Youth Circus Albert & Friends Instant Circus Optical Disk, 22 March 2008

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 19: Series 178U13
Reference code: 178U13.75
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Optical disks, containing correspondence, administrative papers, newsletters, photographs and films, created by Albert & Friends Instant Circus.

Dates: 22 March 2008

Zambezi Express Handbill, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.19
Scope and Contents

Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, Friday 4 to Sunday 27 September. Colour photograph of performers and white, yellow, blue and red type on a brown background and yellow on the bottom right, on reverse colour photograph of performers, location, dates, opening times and price of admission on the bottom

Dates: c1960-1999

Zambezi Express Handbill, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178T40.20
Scope and Contents

Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, Friday 4 to Sunday 27 September. Colour photograph of performers and white, yellow, blue and red type on a brown background and yellow on the bottom right, on reverse colour photograph of performers, location, dates, opening times and price of admission on the bottom

Dates: c1960-1999