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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4644 Collections and/or Records:

Chipperfield's Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1295
Scope and Contents

Birmingham, Hay Mills, 14 to 26 September. Black type on light brown background. Printed by Harold Flint and Co. Ltd. (Printers), The Fordrough, Hay Mills, Birmingham 25

Dates: c1950-1999

Chipperfield's Circus Poster, c1970s

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Reference code: 178R47.1297
Scope and Contents

Liverpool Stadium, 26 December to 21 January. Colour illustration of circus acts and animals including the head of a roaring lion in the centre, the heads of an elephant, a crocodile and a polar bear and a complete leopard in circles in the corners, a white poodle and a clown's face in the centre at either side of the lion, also trapeze act on top centre and galloping horses on the bottom on a red background with gold scrolls, with type in scrolls

Dates: c1970s

Chipperfield's Circus Poster, 25 July - 6 August 1977

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Reference code: 178R47.1298
Scope and Contents

Hastings, Summerfields. Colour illustration of circus acts and animals including the head of a roaring lion in the centre, the heads of an elephant, a crocodile and a polar bear and a complete leopard in circles in the corners, a white poodle and a clown's face in the centre at either side of the lion, also trapeze act on top centre and galloping horses on the bottom on a red background with gold scrolls, with type in scrolls

Dates: 25 July - 6 August 1977

Chipperfield's Circus Poster, c1950-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.1299
Scope and Contents

Croydon, 16 to 28 November. Colour illustration of circus animals including a roaring tiger's head in the centre with a lion's head, a polar bear, poodles, horses, elephants and two clowns' faces arund it on a blue background

Dates: c1950-1999

Chipperfields Circus Present 1st World Wide Xmas Circus Festival Poster, From 26 December 1959

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Reference code: 178R47.301
Scope and Contents

First World Wide Christmas Circus Festival at Bingley Hall, Birmingham. Miss Ferri and her chimps, Spanish bulls and ponies, Scotts sea lions, the new crocodile presentation, The Bello Troupe, Cele and Co clowns, 4 Kents unicyclists, Petersinns' bears, Henry Vaddon and Co, Robert Bros presents ponies, boxing kangaroo, dog revue, Bertram Mills liberty horses from Olympia London, Doreen Duggan presents Circo Price elephants. Printed by W. E. Berry

Dates: From 26 December 1959

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1988

 File
Reference code: 178K43.611

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.612
Scope and Contents

Souvenir booklet containing an insert programme, the booklet has a colour illustration of circus animals including roaring tigers and lions, polar bears and elephants on a red background and black and gold type on the front cover, inside colour photographs of acts and perfomers with text and commercial advertising, the programme is black type on blue paper, 9p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1972

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Reference code: 178K43.250
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of woman in blue outfit with white cape and pink feather head piece and wild animals breaking through paper into the picture on a red background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white and colour photographs of performers and acts with titles and some text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p

Dates: 1972

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1972 - 1973

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Reference code: 178K43.251
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of woman in blue outfit with white cape and pink feather head piece and wild animals breaking through paper into the picture on a red background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white and colour photographs of performers and acts with titles and some text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p

Dates: 1972 - 1973

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1964

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Reference code: 178K43.254
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of wild animals around the edges on a dark red background and blue and black type on a yellow background in the centre on the front cover, inside introduction and black and white photographs of acts and performers with text on colour and white background, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 12p.p

Dates: 1964

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1963

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Reference code: 178K43.255
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of wild animals around the edges on a dark red background and blue and black type on a yellow background in the centre on the front cover, inside introduction and black and white photographs of acts and performers with text on colour and white background, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 12p.p

Dates: 1963

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.256
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of wild animals around the edges on a dark red background and blue and black type on a yellow background in the centre on the front cover, inside introduction and black and white photographs of acts and performers with text on colour and white background, insert with programme and commercial advertising, 12p.p

Dates: 1959

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1960

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Reference code: 178K43.257
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of wild animals around the edges on a dark red background and blue and black type on a yellow background in the centre on the front cover, inside introduction and black and white photographs of acts and performers with text on colour and white background, insert with programme and commercial advertising, 12p.p

Dates: 1960

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1962

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Reference code: 178K43.258
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of wild animals around the edges on a dark red background and blue and black type on a yellow background in the centre on the front cover, inside introduction and black and white photographs of acts and performers with text on colour and white background, programme in the centre and 2p.p insert with programme, also commercial advertising and entrance tickets, 12p.p

Dates: 1962

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1976

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Reference code: 178K43.263
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of roaring tiger's face surrounded by clowns heads, performing elephants, lion's head polar bear, poodles and two horses, on a blue background on the front cover, inside introducion, history of the Chipperfield circus, black and white and colour photographs of performers and acts and commercial advertising, also 2 p.p insert with programme and blue and white photographs, 8p.p

Dates: 1976

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1976

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Reference code: 178K43.264
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of roaring tiger's face surrounded by clowns heads, performing elephants, lion's head polar bear, poodles and two horses, on a blue background on the front cover, inside introducion, history of the Chipperfield circus, black and white and colour photographs of performers and acts and commercial advertising, also 2 p.p insert with programme and blue and white photographs, 8p.p

Dates: 1976

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1975

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Reference code: 178K43.265
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of roaring tiger's face surrounded by clowns heads, performing elephants, lion's head polar bear, poodles and two horses, on a blue background on the front cover, inside introducion, history of the Chipperfield circus, black and white and colour photographs of performers and acts and commercial advertising, also 2 p.p insert with programme and blue and white photographs, 8p.p

Dates: 1975

Chipperfield's Circus programme, 1974

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Reference code: 178K43.269
Scope and Contents

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Colour illustration of tiger leaping from the circus ring towards the viewer and blue curtains on front cover, inside introduction, black and white and colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p

Dates: 1974

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1977

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Reference code: 178K43.276
Scope and Contents

Blue and white photographs of two acts on the front cover and blue type over white background, programme inside in blue type, loose programme, souvenir booklet missing, 2p.p.

Dates: 1977

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1972

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Reference code: 178K43.277
Scope and Contents

Blue and white illustration of woman in performing outfit with cape and feather head dress on the left hand side and wild animals around the bottom and right edges, on a white and blue background on the front cover, inside programme in blue type, 2p.p.

Dates: 1972