Circus workers

Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Scope Note: NFCA use for non-performing circus workers eg grooms, tentmen etc

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Circus Friends Association Collection

Fonds

Reference code: NFA0122

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses

Dates: 1795 - 2020

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Circus People Film, 1957

Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 19: Series 178D5

Reference code: 178D5.179

Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cyldon. Academy Films. 400 feet. In colour, with sound. A behind the scenes look at Cole Brothers Circus, showing the workers who set up and take down the big top and all other manner of things to enable the touring circus to operate. Local, casual labour is engaged for free tickets. Includes the circus fire department cooking on a grand scale.

Dates: 1957

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

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Subject Term Type

Occupation: Circus workers

Filtered By

Names: Cole Bros. Circus (c1884 - 1957) X

Additional filters:

Type: Archival Object 1; Collection 1
Names: Althoff Circus (c1675 - 1999) 1; Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 1; Arnold, Tom, 1897 - 1969 1; Astley's Amphitheatre (1773 - 1891) 1; Astley, Philip, 1742 - 1814 1; Austen Brothers Circus (Established 1974) 1; Barbette, 1899 - 1973 1; Barltrop, Chris, Born c1958 1; Barnum & Bailey Circus (1881 - 1919) 1; Barrett's Canadian Circus (1925 - 1956) 1; Battersea Park Amusement Park (1858 - 1972) 1; Batty, William, 1801 - 1868 1; Beatty, Clyde, 1903 - 1965 1; Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1; Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 1; Big Daddy, 1930 - 1997 1; Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 1; Bingley Hall (1850 - 1984) 1; Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 1; Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) 1; Blondin, Charles, 1824 - 1897 1; Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1; Bostock, Frank C., 1866 - 1912 1; Boswell's Circus (1882 - 2015) 1; Brick, Hans, 1889 - 1972 1; Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 1; Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 1; Carl Hagenbeck Circus (c1893 - 1907) 1; Chapman Circus (1928 - 1940) 1; Chapman, Ellen, 1831 - 1899 1; Chessington World of Adventures (Established 1987) 1; Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 1; Chipperfield, Jimmy (James), 1912 - 1990 1; Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 1; Circus Archaos (Established 1986) 1; Circus Barum (1878 - 2008) 1; Circus Busch (1903 - 1999) 1; Circus Busch-Roland (c1884 - 2018) 1; Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) 1; Circus Ginnett (Established c1800) 1; Circus Knie (Established 1803) 1; Circus Krone (Established 1905) 1; Circus Medrano (Established 1875) 1; Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 1; Circus Roncalli (Established 1976) 1; Circus Sarrasani (c1902 - 1977) 1; Circus of Horrors (Established 1995) 1; Cirque Jean Richard (c1957 - 1990) 1; Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione (Established 1852) 1; Cirque du Soleil (Established 1984) 1; Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus (Established c1957) 1; Cottle, Gerry, 1945 - 2021 1; Court, Alfred, 1883 - 1977 1; Craston, Joe (Joseph), 1868 - 1948 1; Crystal Palace (1851 - 1936) 1; David Smart's Super Circus (c1980 - 1983) 1; Denver, Hal, 1909 - 1994 1; Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 1; Doodles, c1877 - 1967 1; Drewe, Noel, Active 1927 - 1995 (Circus Enthusiast) 1; Drury Lane Theatre (Established c1660) 1; Ducrow, Andrew (1793-1842) 1; Duffy's Circus (Established c1800) 1; Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain (Established 1977) 1; Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 1; Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 1; Gerry Cottle's Circus (1974 - 2003) 1; Giffords Circus (Established 2000) 1; Glasgow Empire Theatre (1897 - 1963) 1; Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) 1; Grimaldi, Joseph, 1778 - 1837 1; Hassan, Ali, Born c1876 1; Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) 1; Horn, Rudy, 1933 - 2018 1; Huxter, Percy, 1890 - 1960 1; International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (Established 1974) 1; Jamieson, David, 1949 - 2017 1; Jay Miller's Circus (Established 1986) 1; Jay, Peter, Born 1944 1; Kayes, Priscilla, c1904 - 1994 1; Keith, Charlie, 1836 - 1895 1; Kelvin Hall (Established 1918) 1; Kiralfy, Imre, 1845 - 1919 1; Knight, Laura, Dame, 1877 - 1970 1; Koringa, 1913 - 1976 1; Lockhart, George (1883-1979) 1; London Hippodrome (Established 1900) 1; Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 1; Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 1; Menken, Adah Isaacs, 1835 - 1868 1; Merchant, Billy (Little Billy), 1919 - 2001 1; Mooky the Clown, Born 1974 1; Niblett, Jack, 1909 - 1990 1; Ohmy Circus (c1867 - 1920) 1; Olympia London (Established 1886) 1; Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) 1; Polito's Menagerie (c1810 - 1830) 1; Polyakov, Nikolai Petrovich, 1900 - 1974 (Coco the Clown) 1; Popov, Oleg, 1930 - 2016 1

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