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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4644 Collections and/or Records:

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, 22 - 27 June 1964

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Reference code: 178R47.234
Scope and Contents

Uxbridge. Yellow, red, white and blue type on white background and blue border. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: 22 - 27 June 1964
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, 22 - 27 June 1964

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Reference code: 178R47.236
Scope and Contents

Uxbridge. The Cimarro Troupe high wire act. Printed on orange paper, type and illustrations in black, black silhouette illustration of four tightrope walkers, one balacing on another's shoulders. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: 22 - 27 June 1964
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.270
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Oxford, 21 to 26 September, farewell visit to the Midlands. Multicolour type on white background and blue border. Location and dates have been glued on seperately over original

Dates: c1950 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.272
Scope and Contents

Hay Mills in Birmingham, 14 to 26 September. Multicolour type on white background and blue border. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: c1950 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.276
Scope and Contents

Cardiff, 8 to 20 April. Multicolour type on white background and blue border. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: c1950 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, From 9 April 1956

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Reference code: 178R47.254
Scope and Contents

Cheltenham. Raluy's triple somersaulting car. Colour illustration of car flying off the end of an elevated track, type red, yellow and white on multicoloured background. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: From 9 April 1956
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, From 11 October 1954

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Reference code: 178R47.257
Scope and Contents

Hay Mills, Birmingham. Colour illustration of two men racing roman chariots, main background multicoloured, type multicoloured. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: From 11 October 1954
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 14 - 26 July c1953-1955

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Reference code: 178R47.258
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Aberdeen. The Raluy's 'Fired from a Cannon'. Colour illustration of a man and a woman in white suits being fired from a cannon, background and type multicoloured. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: 14 - 26 July c1953-1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 27 October - 1 November 1952

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Reference code: 178R47.259
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West Bromwich. Colour illustration of a white big top with city on the left background and a long queue of people going to the circus, also a plain flying overhead in the night sky. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: 27 October - 1 November 1952
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1950 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.260
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Cheltenham, from 9 April. Colour illustration of a giant big top beside miniture city, with a long queue from the entrance, a plant flying overhead and a tree in the foreground. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: c1950 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, From 11 October 1954

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Reference code: 178R47.262
Scope and Contents Hay Mills. Roman Chariots, Les French comedy, The Dorchesters western act, Chipperfield's 16 elephants, Miss Stellas sea lions, Rannee tiger riding an elephant, John's performing poodles, The Raluy's, shot from a cannon, camels, giraffes, llamas, zebras, 70 horses and ponies, The Cutanos erial acrobats, 12 African lions, The Domis tightrope, 18 grizzley and polar bears. Black and white illustrations of chariot racing and Ranee the tiger, black and white photographs of the Raluy's, Miss...
Dates: From 11 October 1954
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 12 - 14 September 1957

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Reference code: 178R47.336
Scope and Contents Fareham. M Debille the French Apollo and his Nubian lions, western carousel, Fiery Jack and his screaming car, Chako the ape, Les Airellys, cheeky chimps featuring the stilt walking chimp, Raluy presents the triple somersaulting car, The Bustons football on bicycles, Cheif Eagle Eye sharp shooting, Chipperfields cuddly teddy bears, Massino Troupe areial trampoline, elephant spectacle, 12 thoroughbred racehorses and palominos, Yalnohas unicyclists, exotic act featuring George the giraffe,...
Dates: 12 - 14 September 1957
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 30 May - 11 June 1955

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Reference code: 178R47.302
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Edinburgh. Colour illustration ofa group of circus animals with a female trainer, including a giraffe, a kangaroo, camels and zebras, background and type multicoloured. Notice about availble seats glued on top. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: 30 May - 11 June 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 30 April - 5 May 1951

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Reference code: 178R47.266
Scope and Contents Gloucester, Oxleaze. 18 grizzly and polar bears, The Royal Bengal tigers, John's performing poodles, Chipperfield's 10 elephants, Bradfort Springboard Troupe, Hilda performing hippopotamus, 5 Ceasars double perch act, Captain Miaz's performing sea lions, performing zebras, double high school acts, the golden palomino horses, 4 Dresslers, the royal percheron stallions, Arturos, Ricardo's African lions. Black and white photographs of the interior of the Big Top, Captain Miaz and his sea lions,...
Dates: 30 April - 5 May 1951
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1950 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.222
Scope and Contents

16 elephants, Arturos on the swaying mast, The Royal Percheron stallions, African lions, The Raluy's fired from a cannon, Ranee tiger riding an elephant, The Ortons gymnasts, 18 grizzly and polar bears, Les French comedy, golden Palomino horses, Royal Bengal tigers, Miss Stella's performing sea lions, camels, llamas, zebras, John's performing poodles, 4 Dresslers. Main background red, type multicoloured on multicoloured background.

Dates: c1950 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1950 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.224
Scope and Contents Cheeky Chimps, featuring the stilt walking chimp, Fiery Jack and his streamlined car, the horse riding sea lion troupe, great group of polar and brown bears, Western carousel, Raluy presents the triple somersaulting car, the horse on the flying trapeze, Cheif Eagle Eye sharp-shooting, Alola the Jungle princess with her Bengal tigers, 3 Henris thrills in the air, elephant spectacle presented by Wenzel Kossmayer, 12 thoroughbred racehorses and Palominos, Valnohas, unicycles, exotic act...
Dates: c1950 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 1955

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Reference code: 178R47.225
Scope and Contents Miss Stella's sea lions, 16 elephants, Roman chariot racing, The Camileo Mayer high wire troupe, 70 horses, the exotic group, camels, llamas, zebras and George the giraffe, 18 grizzly and polar bears, The Kalev's human statues, The Tarzanovas flying trapeze, Chipperfields cheeky chimps, Les French comedy, 12 African lions, high school act, The Domis wirewalkers, John's performing poodles, 3 Henris trapeze. Colour illustration of Roman chariot racers, announcement that the show is new glued...
Dates: 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1950 - 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.231
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The Oxleaze in Gloucester from 5 April. Colour illustration of Ranee the Tiger riding an elephant with its tusks removed through the jungle, border red, type multicoloured. Original printed by W. E. Berry

Dates: c1950 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 1954

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Reference code: 178R47.220
Scope and Contents

Miss Stella's sea lions, 16 elephants, Roman chariot racing, Ranee the only tiger to ride an elephant, 70 horses, The Raluy's fired from a canon, 18 grizzly and polar bears, The Dorchesters cowboy riders, The Cutanos aerial acrobats, giraffe, camels, llamas, zebras, Les French comedy, 12 African lions, high school act, The Domis wirewalkers, John's performing poodles, 3 Henris trapeze act. Colour illustration of chariot racers, type and background multicoloured.

Dates: 1954
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 13 - 25 October 1953

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Reference code: 178R47.263
Scope and Contents

Hay Mills featuring Ranee the tiger. Colour illustration of a tiger sitting on the back of an elephant whose tusks have been removed, background and type multicoloured. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: 13 - 25 October 1953
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Chipperfield Circus Posters

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