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Clowning

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 699 Collections and/or Records:

Chinese Circus Poster, 1988

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.210
Scope and Contents

Peter Jay present Chinese Circus, at Blackpool Tower. Colour illustrations of a clown, a man with a puppet Chinese dragon, a tiger and a woman riding an elephant, photograph of wrester Big Daddy, background red and orange, type multicoloured.

Dates: 1988

Chipperfield Brothers Circus Poster, 17 - 26 April 1986

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.214
Scope and Contents

Merthyr Tydfil. Colour illustrations of a clown, a tiger and six acrobats on a bicycle, main background blue with stripes of pink and orange, type multicoloured. Location and date on paper glued over poster.

Dates: 17 - 26 April 1986

Chipperfield Brothers Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.215
Scope and Contents

Cinderford, 13 to 15 April. Colour illustrations of a clown, a lion and six acrobats on a bicycle, main background blue, type multicoloured. Location and date on paper glued over poster.

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfield Brothers Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.267
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of large clown's face, leaping lion and cycling acrobatic act on blue, pink and red background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of performers and acts with text and programme in the centre, 4p.p

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Chipperfield Circus Posters, c1950 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.213-354
Scope and Contents

Chipperfield Circus posters including Chipperfield Circus, Chipperfield Brothers Circus, Sally Chipperfield's Circus, Circus Spectacular, Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus, Chipperfield's Bingley Hall Xmas Circus, Mary Chipperfield's Circus and Jimmy Chipperfield's Circus among others.

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfield Circus Programmes, c1900 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.230-280
Scope and Contents

Chipperfield Circus programmes including Chipperfield Brothers Circus and Sally Chipperfield Circus

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Chipperfield's Africa's Greatest Circus Programme, 1967

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.247
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of rearing white horse on right hand side and clown's face on bottom left over a green background with red, black, yellow and blue type on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers on different colour background with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p

Dates: 1967

Chipperfield's Christmas Circus Programme, 19 November 1976

 Item
Reference code: 178K41.10
Scope and Contents

Thames Television invitation ticket admit one, David Hamilton Ringmaster, Mary Chipperfield and her elephants, poodles, monkeys and tigers, Los Alamos Wild West show, Herculeans Moustachioed strongmen, Bubi Ernesto and company clowns, Dick Chipperfield with panthers and leopards, Brucksons balance act, The Leotaris trapeze act. Contains tiger illustration, 4p.p.

Dates: 19 November 1976

Chipperfields Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.223
Scope and Contents

Kidderminster, 19 to 21 May. Chipperfield's performing lions, Argentina's performing bulls, The Astrals, Marseline, John's wonderful performing dogs, Susan high school horse, Chipperfield's performing bears, The Gridneffs, Jix, Jax and Max, Chipperfield's elephants, Jimmy Chipperfeild presents his Bengal tigers, Fiery Jack and Co clowns, Banana and Sausage clowns. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd.

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfield's Circus Programme, 1976

 Item
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

 Item
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

Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus Poster, 1966

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.217
Scope and Contents

Poster announcing Chipperfield's move from Europe. Colour illustration of the circus being transported on a boat, with clowns, acrobats and animals including elephants, zebras, monkeys and polar bears, background blue, type multicoloured.

Dates: 1966

Chipperfields Present the King's Hall Circus Programme, 24 December 1977 - 22 January 1978

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.268
Scope and Contents

King's Hall, Derby. Black and white illustration of clown, bear, elephant, horse, tiger and poodle on a red background on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 4p.p

Dates: 24 December 1977 - 22 January 1978

Christopher Palmer Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0105
Scope and Contents

Circus programmes and VHS tapes from Billy Smart’s Circus and Chipperfields’s Circus collected during the 1970s and early 1980s by the TV producer, Christopher John Palmer. There are also a number of promotional photographs of artistes and other ephemera related to the circus.

Dates: 1973 - 1983

Circo Chen Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.110
Scope and Contents

Folding programme with woman in pink biking and white feathers, roaring lion's head, chimpanzee, trapeze act and clown's face over a black background on the front cover, inside laughing clown's face and inside programme and colour photographs of acts and performers.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Circus Acts Gouache, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.34
Scope and Contents Gouache on card, paper covering on top, poster design. Bertram Mills Circus. Colour illustration of many circus acts including horses, elephants with a female trainer, a man carrying a cheetah on his shoulders, a tiger, lion, panther and polar bear, three chimpanzees riding a bicycle, three sea lions playing with a ball, a woman balancing on one leg on a bicycle, acrobats and a clown, background image of circus ring with night sky above, no type, blank space left for details along the...
Dates: c1900 - 1999

Circus Acts Gouache, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.44
Scope and Contents

Gouache on card poster design. Colour illustration of many circus acts including elephants, two chimpanzees, on on stilts, one on a top horse, horses, six performing poodles led by a woman in a pink dress, acrobats and a clown, background image of circus ring with night sky above, no type.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Circus Acts Notebooks Research Material, c1900 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178B30.21
Scope and Contents

Notebooks describing circus acts, include diagrams and drawings of routines on acrobatic, equestrian, animal, high wire, horizontal bars, juggling, trapeze, clowning, aerial acts, Illusionists in the circus ring and others by Hal Thomas (David Harold Thomas). Manuscript.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Circus Apollo Poster, c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.667
Scope and Contents

Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. Sioux and Piet, Tex and Anita Cowboys, Debbie Sue, Doggy Allsorts presented by Barbarella, Royal Welsh grey ponies presented by Alando, Madam Assunta, Aztek Indian Fire Dancers, Peter Platter, Gargantuan Gorilla Congo and Susie, Clowns Jo-Jo, Poo-Poo and Edward . Multicoloured type on white background.

Dates: c1970 - 1979

Circus Building, c1900 - 1920

 Item — Box Lulu Adams Box 3: Series 178C83
Reference code: 178C83.317
Scope and Contents

Group of people inside Circus Nikitin Nizhniy-Novgorod circus ring in a circus building.

Dates: c1900 - 1920