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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5063 Collections and/or Records:

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

 Item
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

 Item
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

 Item
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

 Item
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 Ring Plan, 1954

 Item
Reference code: 178M16.1
Scope and Contents

Colour coded aerial plan of Chipperfield's circus ring, with admission prices according to location of seating.

Dates: 1954

Chipperfield's Circus Scrapbook, 1949 - 1990

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.96
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing black and white photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes and some items of ephemera from Chipperfield Circus and other various other circuses including Wilkie's, Bertram Mills, MikkenieJoh Pearson and Billy Smart, some pages are blank, 84p.p.

Dates: 1949 - 1990

Chipperfields Circus Weymouth Poster, 29 June 1964

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.280
Scope and Contents

Circus wrestling event at Weymouth. Randolph Turpin, Patrick Klocke, Doctor Death, Lino de Santos, Bob Anthony, Hard Boiled Haggerty, The White Angel, Ray Leslie, Dennis Dean, Roger Green. Printed on yellow paper, black photographs of two boxers, type black and red. Printed by Wilkinsons Ltd

Dates: 29 June 1964

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.296
Scope and Contents

Slough, from 29 August, featuring Mr Pastry. Printed on orange paper, illustration of Mr Pastry and type black. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, 17 - 22 August 1964

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.298
Scope and Contents

Weston-Super-Mare. Border blue, background white, type multicoloured. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: 17 - 22 August 1964

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.299
Scope and Contents

Cork, special visit of the Complete European Spectacle, 21 to 27 September. Border blue, background white, type multicoloured. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.300
Scope and Contents

Hay Mills, Birmingham, 14 to 26 September. Special farewell visit to the Midlands for two weeks. Yellow, red, blue and white type on white backgound and blue border. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, From 8 May 1961

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.303
Scope and Contents

Cheltenham. Colour illustration of a bull fighter and bull, type multicoloured. Notice of canceled performance glued on top. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd

Dates: From 8 May 1961

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.304
Scope and Contents

Southsea, from 30 July. Katharyna, tightwire walker. Printed on pink paper, black and white illustration of Katharyna walking a tightwire, type black, white and pink. Printed by Electric (Modern) Printing Co Ltd

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, From 4 June 1962

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.319
Scope and Contents Stratford. Katharyna wire walker, Dos Lisboa swinging perch, Iwarro Tarzan trapeze, cheeky chimps, 2 Sylvanos, Les French Troupe clowns, Zira the girl who swims with crocodiles, Biasini Troupe cyclists, 14 thororoughbred racehorses, whirlwind riding act, 2 giraffes, hippo, camels and llamas, Golden Linders, fantasy of the bulls, Chipperfields Royal Bengal tigers, The Mariannis roller balancing, Pee Wee, Hubert and Boko, Dorita presents the dogs and ponies, Dickie Chipperfield Jnr presents...
Dates: From 4 June 1962

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, From 2 October 1961

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.320
Scope and Contents Ipswich. The Eleano Troupe high wire, Gi-Gi the ape, Iwarro Tarzan tapeze, cheeky chimps, 2 Sylvanos, team of shire cart horses, Zira the girl who swims with crocodiles, Biasini Troupe cyclists, 14 thoroughbred racehorses, polar and black bears, 2 giraffes, hippo, camels and llamas, The Rosaires trampoline, fantasy of the bulls, forest bred lions presented by Dickie Chipperfield Jnr, The Great Armand, Pee Wee, Hubert, Boko clowns, Sylvo and his crazy car, Dickie Chipperfield Jnr presents...
Dates: From 2 October 1961

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.321
Scope and Contents Circus in Cheltenham, 28th to 30th May. Dickie Chipperfield Jnr presents elephant herd, 5 Biasinis cyclists, 3 Paulos trapeze, polar and brown bears, Grimble and Co clowns, team of shire carthorses, Gina the girl in the moon, poodle and pony revue presented by Marian, Ricardo presenting his Nubian lions, Massino Troupe aerial trampoline, exotic act, 2 giraffes, 3 camels, 8 llamas, Harry the hippo and crocodiles, Chako the ape, 16 phantom thoroughbred horses, Ron and Rita tightrope clowns,...
Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.322
Scope and Contents

Slough, from 29 August, featuring Mr Pastry. Colour illustration of two giraffes with female trainers, a hippopotamus, three camels and three llamas, background and type multicoloured. Notice announcing Mr Pastry glued on seperately. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: c1950 - 1999