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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4644 Collections and/or Records:

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, c1929 - 1965

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.454
Scope and Contents

Nottingham, Goose Fair site, 16 to 28 April. Double sided, identical on both sides, printed on yellow card, type black and red

Dates: c1929 - 1965

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, c1929 - 1965

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.456
Scope and Contents

Booking sign for Bertram Mills circus. Colour illustration of a chimpanzee wearing clothes and a straw hat holding a phone to its ear, background blue, red and pink, type white, yellow and green

Dates: c1929 - 1965

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 6 - 15 July 1933

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.481
Scope and Contents Devonport, Brickfields. Togare and his tigers, The Wallendas, Sloan's burlesque horse, Bertram Mills' liberty horses presented by Mroczkowski, The Millimeter Girls, Gindl's mules, zebras and ponies, The Yung Dsai Chinese sword fighting and acrobatic display, Pim's Navy comedy trampolinists, Bertram Mills high school horses presented by Manzano,The Four Sloans stilt walkers, Salem springboard jumper, The Mirthquakers comic entree by Coco, Sloan and Beasy, Voltige by Salem, The Kemmys and Eva...
Dates: 6 - 15 July 1933

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

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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

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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

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Reference code: 178R47.590
Scope and Contents

Olympia. Background blue, type yellow and orange

Dates: 1962 - 1963

Bertram Mills Circus Poster, Wednesday 21 December 1955

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Reference code: 178R47.599
Scope and Contents

Olympia. In aid of the London Federation of Boys' Clubs, the royal performance in the presence of H. M. The Queen, and H. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh. Personal appearance of Eddie Calvert and his golden trumpet. Red and blue type in a white circle in the centre and colour illustration of white face clown on the left on a black background pointing at the letters. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: Wednesday 21 December 1955

Bertram Mills' Circus Poster, 1931 - 1 January 1932

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.601
Scope and Contents

Olympia, Grand Hall. White and yellow and red type on green, blue and black background and colour illustration of tiger's head in a circle on the bottom section. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Nesfield Street, Bradford

Dates: 1931 - 1 January 1932

Bertram Mills Circus Posters, c1920 - 1969

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.446-609
Scope and Contents

Bertram Mills Circus posters including shows at Olympia and travelling shows, including appearances by Koringa, Priscilla Kayes, Coco, Huxter, The Wallendas, Togare, Rudy Horn, Salem, Reco, Alex Kerr, The Mohawk, The Austins, Little Billy, Rogge Sisters, The Kemmys and many others

Dates: c1920 - 1969

Bertram Mills Circus Press Passes, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178Z50.44
Scope and Contents

Round card badges with a red rearing horse and green type and red and white cord

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Bertram Mills' Circus Programme, 20 December 1935 - 25 January 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.508
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of woman with lion resting its head on her shoulder on a blue and pink background on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs and illustrations of performers and acts, section covering who is who of Bertram Mills circus and commercial advertising. Printed by Fleetwood Press Ltd, 30p.p.

Dates: 20 December 1935 - 25 January 1936