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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4644 Collections and/or Records:

Billy Smart's Christmas Circus Film, 1974

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 31: Series 178D14
Reference code: 178D14.20
Scope and Contents

VHS PAL. BBC Enterprises. Tape number 98329. Note on case reads 'this does not include Chief? Lee-Pee Ville'.

Dates: 1974
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Film

Billy Smart's Christmas Circus Film, 1972

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 34: Series 178D14
Reference code: 178D14.54
Scope and Contents

VHS PAL. BBC Enterprises. Tape number 966.

Dates: 1972
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Film

Billy Smart's Christmas Circus Film, 1975

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 34: Series 178D14
Reference code: 178D14.56
Scope and Contents

VHS PAL. BBC Enterprises. Tape number 911837.

Dates: 1975
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Film

Billy Smart's Christmas Circus Film, 1971

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 29: Series 178D14
Reference code: 178D14.107
Scope and Contents

VHS. BBC Enterprises. Tape number 90554.

Dates: 1971
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Film

Billy Smart's Christmas Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.75
Scope and Contents

Leeds, Queen's Hall, 22 December to 27 January. Yellow, pink, blue and white type on mainly blue background with yellow, whie and pink stars.

Dates: c1946 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Smart Circus Posters

Billy Smart's Christmas Circus Programme, 1972

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 45: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.78
Scope and Contents

Programme for circus run 26 December 1972 - 20 January 1973. Front cover: male trapeze act in the middle, two Santas pulling apart a christmas cracker on the bottom. Inside: programme in the centre, photos and information about the acts, commercial advertisement, brief history about Billy Smart's Christmas circus. Back cover: Coca-cola advertisement. 8 pages.

Dates: 1972
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Programmes

Billy Smart's Christmas Circus Programme, 1972 - 1973

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.210
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of male trapeze act and two Santa Clause pulling a cracker open underneath on a blue and white background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre, also contains a booking form, 10p.p

Dates: 1972 - 1973
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes / Smart Circus Programmes

Billy Smart's Christmas Circus Programme, 1971 - 1972

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.217
Scope and Contents

Fairfield Hall, Croydon. Colour illustration of a man and two clowns dressed in Santa Clause outfits riding a sledge pulled by a horse on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 10p.p

Dates: 1971 - 1972
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes / Smart Circus Programmes

Billy Smart's Christmas Circus/Billy Smart Easter Circus Film, 1983

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 32: Series 178D14
Reference code: 178D14.27
Scope and Contents

VHS.

Dates: 1983
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Film

Billy Smart's Cigar and Cigar Holder, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 48: Series 178K44; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.70
Scope and Contents

Cigar and cigar holder used by Billy Smart the day he died on 25 September 1966 and collected by Gary Smart from the floor after his grandfather collapsed and died in his trailer.

Dates: c1900 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Various

Billy Smart's Circus: A Pictorial History by David Jamieson Monograph, 2004

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 1: Series 178B34; Series 178F34; Series 178J10; Series 178Q9
Reference code: 178B34.6
Scope and Contents

Colour book published by Aardvark Publishing for the Circus Friends Association. Signed by Gary Smart.

Dates: 2004
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Monographs, Articles, Manuscripts and Research Material

Billy Smart's Circus and Davy Crockett Western Spectacle Programme, 1956

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 45: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.73
Scope and Contents

Front cover: Davy Crockett overlooking a wild west setting of Native Americans fighting frontier men. Inside: programme in the centre, information and pictures on the various acts, the winter quarters, royal visits, some commercial advertising. Back cover: advertisement for Billy Smart's mammoth zoo. 10 pages.

Dates: 1956
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Programmes

Billy Smart’s Circus and Menagerie, c1960 - 1969

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 51: Series 178H21; Series 178M17; Series 178R7
Reference code: 178R7.110
Scope and Contents Waterloo Road coach park, Blackpool 20 July to 8 August. Named acts include: The Six Birds; Billy Smart junior’s elephants; Alma Piaia, aerial act; 3 Peters, aerial act; Fle-Ming’s sealions; Bartschelly, juggling act; The Brooke Bonds TV chimpanzees; The Four Willers; The Lunasz, trapeze act; The Four Jungoves, acrobatic act; Camel caravan. Colour illustration of white face clown’s torso on top left and elephant, camel, giraffe and trapeze act on bottom right over a light and dark blue...
Dates: c1960 - 1969
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Posters

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1900 - 2019

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 51: Series 178H21; Series 178M17; Series 178R7
Reference code: 178R7.3
Scope and Contents

Yellow and white type on blue border and white in the centre for printing location and date, signed 'To Dorothy and Arnold, Billy Smart'.

Dates: c1900 - 2019
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Posters

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, 1966 - 1967

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 51: Series 178H21; Series 178M17; Series 178R7
Reference code: 178R7.60
Scope and Contents

Liverpool, Walton Hall Park. July 20 to August 1.

Dates: 1966 - 1967
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Posters

Billy Smart’s Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1958

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 51: Series 178H21; Series 178M17; Series 178R7
Reference code: 178R7.65
Scope and Contents

Slough Salthill Playing Fields, 27 October - 1st November. 10 Baby Elephants, 10 Ifni Sahara Tumblers, direct from Morocco. Printed: W.E.Berry Ltd., Bradford.

Dates: c1958
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Posters

Billy Smart’s Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1958

 Item — Frame Smart Family Collection Frame 2: Series 178R7
Reference code: 178R7.68
Scope and Contents

Framed. Bournemouth, Kings Park, Boscombe 11 - 23 August. Black and white image of elephants in a circle in the centre with all the acts printed in colour radiating from them. Named acts include: The Andersons, fun makers; Nellan Sisters, aerial act; Tscheng der Dsai troupe, Chinese wonders; Vinicky Haute Ecole, master trainer; Coco Jnr, Michael, Tamara and Sasha. Printed: W.E. Berry Ltd., Bradford.

Dates: c1958
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Posters

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, 18 - 28 March 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.64
Scope and Contents Cardiff, Sophia Gardens. The Six Biros, Billy Smart Junior presenting 10 elephants, Alma Piaia, aerial act, 3 Peters, aerial act, Fle-Ming's sea lions, Bartschelly plate spinning act, The Brooke Bond Chimps, The Four Willers, The Lunasz trapeze act, The Four Jungoves ladder act, Camel Caravan, plus 200 artistes from every nation. Colour illustration of clown on centre left behind the list of acts which are printed in multicolour type and background, and circus scenes on the right hand side...
Dates: 18 - 28 March 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Smart Circus Posters

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1946 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.100
Scope and Contents

Rhyl, Brooks' Farm field, 27 August to 1 September. Yellow, white and blue type on blue, pink and white background.

Dates: c1946 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Smart Circus Posters

Billy Smart's Circus and Menagerie Poster, 26 October - 14 November 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.102
Scope and Contents

Clapham Common. White, yellow, red and blue type on blue background and white on the bottom section.

Dates: 26 October - 14 November 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Smart Circus Posters

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