Clowning
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Anglo-American Circus Poster, Friday 4 Saturday 5 May 1945
Item
Reference code: 178R47.40
Scope and Contents
Redditch, Beoley Road, Recreation Ground. Jumbo, The Alleys acrobatic act, Marthines troupe of performing dogs, The Albertas juggling act, Miss Rosey and her comedy horse, Mdlle. Rigley equestrian act, The Nondescripts, Black Eagle, Gerry Lee and Partner, Madam Mazelle om poblie wom womskie comedy act, Royal Cream ponies, Tiney and September, Prince Abdul, A host of clowns, Vokes strongman. Black type on yred, yellow and white background on the left hand side and colour illustration of...
Dates:
Friday 4 Saturday 5 May 1945
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 27 July - 8 August 1964
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Reference code: 178R47.55
Scope and Contents
Porstmouth, Southsea Common. Yellow type on blue background and blue type on white background with half of a clown face on the right hand side and a pink speech bubble on bottom section. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd. Bradford.
Dates:
27 July - 8 August 1964
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 18 March - 3 April 1965
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Reference code: 178R47.56
Scope and Contents
Birmingham, Hay Mills. Yellow type on blue background and blue type on white background with half of a clown face on the right hand side and a pink speech bubble on bottom section. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd. Bradford.
Dates:
18 March - 3 April 1965
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 17 March - 2 April 1966
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Reference code: 178R47.57
Scope and Contents
Birmingham, Hay Mills. Yellow type on blue background and blue type on white background with half of a clown face on the right hand side and a pink speech bubble on bottom section. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd. Bradford.
Dates:
17 March - 2 April 1966
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 5 - 10 August 1957
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Reference code: 178R47.83
Scope and Contents
Inverness, Bught Park. The Flying Hungarian Lunasz. Colour illustration of trapeze act showing two men a woman in mid air and a clown on a blue background and a pink circus ring below. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.
Dates:
5 - 10 August 1957
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 25 March - 17 April 1971
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Reference code: 178R47.85
Scope and Contents
Birmigham, Hay Mills. Colour illustration of three clowns, one of which is throwing a bucket of water to the viewer on a darnk blue background with yellow type above. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.
Dates:
25 March - 17 April 1971
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, c1946 - 1999
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Reference code: 178R47.88
Scope and Contents
Bridlington, Sewerby Heads site, 12-17 August. Colour illustration of smiley clown's face wearing a small checked top hat and the outline of a circus tent on the right in white with fireworks on the side on a blue background and yellow, white and red type. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.
Dates:
c1946 - 1999
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 25 October - 11 November 1961
Item
Reference code: 178R47.113
Scope and Contents
Wood Lane, Scrub Recreation Ground. Colour illustration of female aerial acrobatic act in red suit on centre right and clown's face on centre left with elephants, camels, lions and other circus acts underneath. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.
Dates:
25 October - 11 November 1961
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 28 March - 2 April 1960
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Reference code: 178R47.118
Scope and Contents
Doncaster, Glasgow Paddocks. The Wild West Show, The Arabian Nights Review, The Four Jungoves ladder balancing act, The Six Birds, Bartschelly plate spinning act, Arab horses and Shettland ponies, Alma Piaia aerial act, Billy Smart Junior presenting elephants, chimps presented by Heinz Borsch, Fle-Ming's sea lions, The Flying Lunasz trapeze act, The Three Peters aerial act, The Four Willers skating act, Highland cattle, The Andrasettis wire walking act, Sasha, Coco, Harty, Alby, Austin,...
Dates:
28 March - 2 April 1960
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 10 - 12 September 1962
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Reference code: 178R47.120
Scope and Contents
Worcester, The Pitchcroft. The Wild West Show, The Fairyland Fantasy, Six Erminios juggling act, Monik Maccio trapeze act, 15 elephants, Billy Smart Junior's Dutch horses, The Brooke Bond chimpanzees, 14 polar bears, The De Riaz aeroplane act, Peggi Cousans trapeze act, The riding machine, Gloria Smart with her horses and ponies, Atlas Sahara Troupe acrobatic act, The Paolos musical clowns, The Sloans on high stilts, Karen and Ria aerial act, The Antinousand The Hellyos. Multicolour type on...
Dates:
10 - 12 September 1962
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 24 October - 12 November 1960
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Reference code: 178R47.121
Scope and Contents
Clapham Common. The New Western Show, Rec, the tramp on the silver wire, The Austins clowns, The Medifreds juggling act, Billy Smart's Arabian horses, Alma Piaia, Billy Smart junior presenting baby elephants, Brooke Bond chimps presented by Heinz Borsch, Gloria Smart with her horses and ponies, The Katyanas trapeze act, The Flying Lunasz, The Two Dominici trapeze act, Digger Pugh Girls, Circus cavalcade, Frank, Harty, Alby and Len, Austin, Harry Ruster, Merry Herbert, Little David and Barrie...
Dates:
24 October - 12 November 1960
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 25 October - 11 November 1961
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Reference code: 178R47.122
Scope and Contents
Wood Lane, Scrub Recreation Ground. The New Western Show, The Medifreds juggling act, Alma Piaia, 15 elephants, Billy Smart Junior Dutch horses, The Brooke Bond chimpanzees, 14 polar bears, The Five Flying Leotaris, Digger Pugh Girls, The riding machine, The Seven Herrviks, Gloria Smart with horses and ponies, The Munoz Luftmann clowns, The Katyanas trapeze act, The Sloan Family, Karen and Ria aerial act, 1001 Arabian Nights Scene. Multicolour type on multicolour background on right hand...
Dates:
25 October - 11 November 1961
Billy Smart's Circus Poster, 24 - 29 June 1963
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Reference code: 178R47.123
Scope and Contents
Hayes, Park Road Green. The Five Monus Luftmann clowns, Monik Maccio trapeze act, The riding machine, Brooke Bond's chimpanzees, 20 elephants, Aerial aeroplane sensations, Gloria Smart with her horses and ponies, U.S. Seventh Cavalry, Fairyland Story, The Flying Bendichos, The Atlas Sahara Troupe, High stilt walkers, 14 polar bears, The Roeber Sisters, The Six Cycling Kludsky, The Aerial Antinous. Multicolour type on multicolour baloons on right hand side, colour illustration of chimpanzee...
Dates:
24 - 29 June 1963
Billy Smart's New World Circus and Fun Fair Poster, 3 - 8 July 1950
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Reference code: 178R47.80
Scope and Contents
Salisbury, Cook's Field, Wilton Road. The Elleanos, high wire act, Jolly balancing act, Miss Olga trapeze act, The Grand Carousel, The Crazy Car, The Great Alexanders springboard act, 12 Royal Welsh Liberty ponies, Performing bears, Vinicky, English clowns, Highland Oxen trained by J. Vinicky, elephants, 8 Friesian black horses, Nicolai and his performing lions, Leona on the steel mast. Yellow, blue and black type on red, white and yellow stripe background with illustration of elephant and...
Dates:
3 - 8 July 1950
Billy Smart's New World Circus and Fun Fair Poster, 26 June - 1 July 1950
Item
Reference code: 178R47.137
Scope and Contents
Oxford, Botley Road. The Elleanos high wire act, Jolly balancing act, Miss Olga trapeze act, The Grand Carousel, The Crazy Car, The Great Alexanders springboard act, Billy Smart Junior presents 12 Royal Welsh Liberty ponies, Bears, Vinicky, English clowns, Highland oxen, Elephants, 8 Friesian black horses, Nicolai and his performing lions, Leona on the steel mast. Multicolour type on multicolour background and colour illustration of circus ring showing a white face clown's head in the...
Dates:
26 June - 1 July 1950
Billy Smart's new World Circus and Menagerie Poster, 24 - 29 May 1954
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Reference code: 178R47.81
Scope and Contents
Edinburgh, Murray Fields. Colour illustration of acts grouped around the poster with highland cattle, a white face clown's face and an elephant behind a wheel of death on the top section, horses, chimpanzees and cebras on the centre and lions, clown faces, polar bears and an elephant in a police hat riding a motorcycle on the bottom section. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd Bradford.
Dates:
24 - 29 May 1954
Blackpool Tower Circus Poster, 1961
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Reference code: 178R47.142
Scope and Contents
Charlie Cairoli and his Company clown, The Schickler Sisters, Knie's Lippizanas, ponies and mules presented by Sacha Houke, Four Palacios, Circus Roland's Tigers presented by Charley Baumann, The Berosinis, Rudy Horn, 3 Lorrandos, Moni the Wonder smoking elephant presented by Monique, The Sydney Boxing Kangaroo, Five Elwardos, the Golden Gladiators, Little Jimmy, Our Sammy, Captain Danion's sea lions, Lilian Kenny. Colour illustrations of a clown, a horse, a tiger, an elephant and a sea lion...
Dates:
1961
Blackpool Tower Circus Poster, 1951
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Reference code: 178R47.143
Scope and Contents
Charlie Cairoli with Paul clowns, Oscar Konyot with his lions, Knie's chimpanzees presented by Mr and Mrs Smith, Knie's French horses presented by W Kossmayer, The Great Alexander Troupe, Victor Julian and his Pets, Knie's Tiger horses and ponies, The Four Richy's, 3 Lorandos, The Mars Troupe, The Arrigonis, 3 Houcs, Jimmy Scott, Annette's Circusettes, Little Jimmy, The Flying Constellation. Colour illustrations of a clown, chimps and dogs in clothes, a lion, a trapeze act and horses with a...
Dates:
1951
Blackpool Tower Circus Poster, 1958
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Reference code: 178R47.144
Scope and Contents
Charlie Cairoli with Paul clown, Three Merkys comedy acrobats, Rih-Aruso, Mills' Boxing chimpanzees presented by William Lenz, Knie's panthers, tigers, lions, polar and black bears and leopards presented by Eugen Weidman, Knei's sea lions, 6 Flying De Pauls, 3 Antares, 3 Chiesas, Maurice and May, Alma Piaia, Ivan Bratuchin and his Cossack Riders, Krone's Liberty Horses presented by Jozsi Vinicky, Manja Vinicky and her High School Acts, Little Jimmy. Colour illustrations of a clown, a tiger,...
Dates:
1958
Blackpool Tower Circus Poster, 1964
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Reference code: 178R47.145
Scope and Contents
Charlie Cairoli and his Company clown, The Flying Marilees, Lilian Daniels and her polar bears, Konyot's chimpanzee rodeo, The Four Rodriguez, Circus Schumann's 12 Liberty horses presented by Billy Baker, Desmond and Marks, The Guttenbergs, Fuzzy-Ball Kaye and Tiny Tommy Gallaher, Kimi Yokoi, See-Hee Troupe, Bartschelly, Evelyn Hans and her poodles, Rudi Llata. Colour illustrations of clowns, a chimp dressed as a cowboy, a polar bear, the 4 Rodriguez, Kimi Yokoi and two poodles, main...
Dates:
1964