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Clowning

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 709 Collections and/or Records:

Sally Chipperfield's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.270
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of cartoon lion and tiger stood in front of a circus tent and clown on a blue background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and 2p.p insert with programme and black and white photographs, 8p.p

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sanger Circus Programmes, c1894 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.549-585
Scope and Contents

Sanger Circus programmes including Lord George Sanger's Circus, Lord George Sanger and Pops Sanger Circus, Lord John Sanger's Circus and Sanger's Circus. Contain pantomime acts as well as circus performances in theatres venues.

Dates: c1894 - 1999

Sangers Circus Performers Photograph, c1880 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.7
Scope and Contents

Photograph of performers from Sanger's Circus. The image shows a clown being chased by a man dressed in coarse blanket type costume, with black make-up and a club. The clown is believed to be George Holloway. This maybe an act that Lord George Sanger Circus had mentioned in the programme (178K45.1) called 'Koho the Indian Chief and Albert the Clown'.

Dates: c1880 - 1899

Sangers Clown, c1880 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.104
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a clown from Sanger's Circus standing in between two chairs.

Dates: c1880 - 1899

Sangers Clown, c1880 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.106
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a clown holding a mop from George Sanger's Circus.

Dates: c1880 - 1899

Sanger's Grand National Amphitheatre Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.550
Scope and Contents Westminster Bridge Road. Scenes in the Arena by Mr Sanger's Continental and English Circus Companies, Richard III and Battle of Bosworth Field and Battle of White Surrey, Miss Grant Washington as Richard III, Miss Gladys Ffolliott as Dick Turpin, Courier of St. Petersburg, Mr John Irving, flight of fancy, Mdlle. Emma, clowns, Tout-en-Semble', acrobatic performances by Messrs. Linden and Warren, The Newmarket Jockey by George A. Rolland, 'Les Diables', Messrs. Flexmore and Thomson, bareback...
Dates: c1900 - 1999

Sawdust Ring, Circus Thrills No.3, Circus Comes to Town, Big Top and Bertram Mills Circus 1958 Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 2: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.16
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. Includes Ron Harris, Belle Vue Circus, Alby Dustin and Billy Merchant. Circus Comes to Town is Silent. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Scene of Clown Print, c1800 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178V20.6
Scope and Contents

Illustration of three clown and a box with a number 7 on the front, surrounded by numbers, maybe a table game. Etching and aquatint on card. Printed by Amand, Amsterdam.

Dates: c1800 - 1899

Scene of Theatre Play Print, c1800 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178V20.5
Scope and Contents

Illustration of a theatre scene from a balcony showing a ballerina, a police man and some clowns and the public. Colour etching and acquatint on paper.

Dates: c1800 - 1899

Scrapbook of Multiple Circuses, 1925 - 1936

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.4
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, advertisments and black and white photographs relating to multiple circuses and acts including Belle Vue Circus, Hengler's Circus, Blackpool Tower, and Sir Robert Fossetts, includes deaths of Buff Bill Kayes, Whimsical Walker the clown and Mary Ann Bevan 'the world's ugliest woman', 61p.p.

Dates: 1925 - 1936

Serge Panorama du Cirque Portfolio of Prints, 1944

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.59
Scope and Contents

Artist portfolio of circus prints by Serge Maurice Feaudierre, limited edition of 1000, contains fold out pages with text in French, containing an introduction to the portfolio and circus with colour illustrations and 80 loose monochrome lithographs themed around different circus focus areas such as caged animals, trapeze acts, clowning, equestrian acts, acrobatics, aerial acts, etc, signed in print, with title on bottom right corner. Published by Arc en Ciel, Paris.

Dates: 1944

Showmen's Guild Scrapbook, 1926 - 1929

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 20: Series 178G65
Reference code: 178G65.7
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing news on taxation, roads, gaming and gambling, women working at the fair, Mitcham Fair, Nottingham Goose Fair, legislation, transport, circus, charitable donations, accidents and safety at the fair, coconut shies and Whimsical Walker's retirement from various newspapers.

Dates: 1926 - 1929

Sideshow and Freak Show Posters, c1930 - 1949

 Series
Reference code: 178R45
Scope and Contents

Posters of sideshow and freak show performers printed by the Enquirer Job Printing Company, in Cincinnati, USA, many of which for Leroy Robert Ripley's Believe it or Not franchise.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Sir Robert Fossett's Big Zoo Circus Programme, 1942

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.347
Scope and Contents

Black type on green background with Black green illustration of circus ring in the centre with elephant, clowns, lion, equestrian act and trapeze act on the front cover, inside programme and illustration of female equestrian act on back cover. Printed by Willsons Printers, Leicester, 2p.p.

Dates: 1942

Sir Robert Fossett's Big Zoo Circus Programme, c1943

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.348
Scope and Contents

Black illustrations of circus acts including female equestrian, lion tamer and clown on pink background on the front cover, inside programme. Printed by G. W. McKane and Son, Keswick, 2p.p.

Dates: c1943

Sir Robert Fossett's Circus Programme, 1951

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.382
Scope and Contents

Black and white photocopy of original programme with lion's face on front cover, inside separate photocopy containing programme and illustration of two clowns, one on each side, on reverse details of zoo with illsutration of tiger seating on a circus platform, 2p.p.

Dates: 1951

Sir Robert Fossett's Circus Programme, 6 June 1938

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.342
Scope and Contents

Brixham. Black and yellow illustration of smiling clown's face on top section and four clowns hopping about on bottom section on front cover, inside programme and black and white photograph of man riding an elephant carrying a pony in a sling with its mouth and black and white photograph of circus ring with horses on reverse with text. Printed by Thomas Brayshaw Ltd, Circus Printers, Chesterfield, 2p.p.

Dates: 6 June 1938

Sir Robert Fossett's Circus Programme, 1976

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.369
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant holding a woman upside down in its mouth on an orange background in a circle in the centre of the front page with pinkish scrolls around it and a blue border, inside programme with colour illustrations of white horse, elephants head and leaping tiger on the top section and clown and woman on the bottom and list of zoo animals on the back cover with outline illustration of elephant, 2p.p.

Dates: 1976

Sir Robert Fossett's Circus Programme, 1977

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.370
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant holding a woman upside down in its mouth on an orange background in a circle in the centre of the front page with pinkish scrolls around it and a blue border, inside programme with colour illustrations of white horse, elephants head and leaping tiger on the top section and clown and woman on the bottom and list of zoo animals on the back cover with outline illustration of elephant, 2p.p.

Dates: 1977

Sir Robert Fossett's Circus Programme, 1978

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.371
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of elephant holding a woman upside down in its mouth on an orange background in a circle in the centre of the front page with pinkish scrolls around it and a blue border, inside programme with colour illustrations of white horse, elephants head and leaping tiger on the top section and clown and woman on the bottom and list of zoo animals on the back cover with outline illustration of elephant, 2p.p.

Dates: 1978