Equestrians
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 184 Collections and/or Records:
Various Items Related to Variety, c1837 - 2008
Series
Reference code: 178Z28
Scope and Contents
Various items related to variety theatre in Blackpool and other locations.
Dates:
c1837 - 2008
Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters, c1800 - 1930
Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.1-51
Scope and Contents
Early circus and menagerie posters including Polito's menagerie, Astley's Amphitheatre and Pablo Fanque's, Sanger's, Powell's, Ducrow's, Cooke's and Hengler's circuses among others.
Dates:
c1800 - 1930
Watercolour of Philip Astley, c1900 - 1999
Item
Reference code: 178V15.2
Scope and Contents
Black and white watercolour of a man on a black horse, inscription on reverse reads Philip Astley, stuck to card.
Dates:
c1900 - 1999
William Gilbert's Circus Programmes, 1951 - 1966
File
Reference code: 178K43.666
Scope and Contents
Programmes for William Gilbert's Circus and Gilbert's International Circus containing monochrome illustrations of equestrian act, text and dancing scene on the front cover, inside programme and some commercial advertising.
Dates:
1951 - 1966