Bertram Collection

Brown Bear riding a motorcycle at the Bertram Mills Circus
Photograph showing a large brown bear riding a motorcycle during a performance of the Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia in December 1951. That year was the Silver Jubilee of the Mills Circus at Olympia

Bertram Mills Circus
A centaur style illustration, featuring a clown and a circus horse, adorn the cover of a programme for performances at Olympia, London

Sheriff Hutton Castle
The snow covered ruins of Sheriff Hutton Castle, Rydale, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1379 by Bertram de Bulmer, Sheriff of York, as a fortified manor house. Date: 14th century

Bertram Mills Lorry
The Circus Comes to Town! A picturesque setting for the Bertarm Mills Circus, at Maidstone, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

The Wallenda Family performing on the high wire, Olympia, 19
Photograph showing the Wallenda family performing their high wire act, as part of Bertram Mills Circus, at Olympia, London, 1931

Officer and Unicyclist
Police Constable on point duty directing a member of Bertram Mills Circus to Olympia, Hammersmith, London

Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera Company
Characters from Charles Gounods opera Faust in a touring production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Seen here are Charles Manners as Bertram, the Irish tenor Barton McGuckin as Faust

Shakespeare - Alls Well That Ends Well - Bertram: This to my mother. circa 1830

Captain Bertram Dickson on a Farman biplane

Ocean liner three books, Titanic, Californian Hull Down
Ocean liner three books, The Titanic and The Californian 1965 by Peter Padfield, first edition, Hull Down by Sir Bertram Hayes, Harland and Wolff, Shipbuilders to The World

The Military Man
The Invaluable Men series'. Portrait of a military man. Artist: Bertram Smale Date: circa 1906

The Lifeboatman
The Invaluable Men series'. Portrait of a lifeboatman. Artist: Bertram Smale Date: circa 1906

The Handyman
The Invaluable Men series'. Portrait of a handyman. Artist: Bertram Smale Date: circa 1906

The Fireman
The Invaluable Men series'. Portrait of a fireman. Artist: Bertram Smale Date: circa 1906

Ocean liners, set of four hardbound books: Leaves from an Unwritten Log-Book by Captain Walter H. Parker, Ships and People by J. C. H

RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald Joyce
An important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gateleg table on which the composer and ?English Waltz King? Archibald Joyce (1873)

Seascape
An oil painting of some grasslands situated before a distant view of the sea, over a row of trees, under a cloudy blue sky. Date: circa 1921

The Becks Of Beckermonds
A landscape painting shows a countryside settlement of houses placed amongst the bend of a river, with an old bridge crossing, in Beckermonds, a small hamlet of north Yorkshire. Date: circa 1919

The Gardens Of The Luxembourg
A painting of the Luxembourg Gardens in France, the creation of which began in 1612, when Marie de Medici, the widow of King Henry IV made Luxembourg Palace her new residence. Date: circa 1915

Park Land
An illustration of a town park, populated by a number of people who are walking their dogs or sitting on benches. Date: circa 1915

On The Seine
An illustration of a line of fisherman along a bank of the River Seine, in France, with an arched bridge in the background

Bookstalls, Paris
This painting shows a row of outdoor book stalls, lining an old pedestrian bridge with side steps in Paris, France. Date: circa 1914

Paris
A drawing of a coach in Paris, with a large mass of people standing nearby. Date: circa 1914

Paris
A drawing of Parisian people walking a pavement and entrance way to the Pantheon, a monument in Paris, France. The edifice was built between 1758-1790, designed by architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot

Ocean Liners - four hardbound books. Leaves from an Unwritten Logbook by Captain Parker, Hull Down by Sir Bertram Hayes, Viscount Pirrie of Belfast by Herbert Jefferson

Advert, Mazda light bulbs and lamps
Advert, Mazda Light Bulbs and Lamps, with circus clowns Date: 1952

Advert, HMV television with Emiscope tube
Advert, HMV Television with Emiscope tube Date: 1952

Tomb of Lord Curzon and the First Lady Curzon. Which were commission by Sir Bertram Mackennal during Lord Curzon's own lifetime. They are to be found in Kedleston Church

Memorial to King Edward the seventh, it is located at the Piccadilly end of the Broad walk in Green Park London. Designed by Mr Bertram Mackennal and Mr Edwin Lutyens. Date: 1912

Bernard Mills and Jose Lennard
Bernard Mills was the son of circus owner Bertram Mills. After his father's death in 1938 he was to take over the running of the Bertram Mills Circus with his brother Cyril

Bookplate Design
A bookplate design showing a small tree, stood infront of some distant mountains, the image is encircled by a ring pattern of kangaroos or wallabies

Bertram Stevens
A portrait photograph of Art in Australia co-editor, Bertram Stevens. This photo was used, in some way as a memorial to him, announcing his death on a publication in February 1922

Winter, Art Nouveau print by Bertram Mackennal Date: 1895

Some of the principals at Covent Garden
This stylised illustration by Nerman shows the actors who appeared in the production of Mozart's Die Entfhrung aus dem Serail ('The Abduction from the Seraglio)

Lady on a Bicycle
Bicycle catalogue cover in art nouveau style depicting an enegant lady on a bicycle. Artist: Bertrams Smale Date: circa 1900

Wayfaring for a Holiday (Bertram Smith) - preparing a meal after a days journeying. Date: 1907

The Art of Caravanning (Bertram Smith). 1907

Midshipman Newcome and Spunyarn drinking Malaga wine
Midshipman Newcome and Masters Mate Spunyarn drinking black strap or Malaga wine at the Navy Tavern, at the summit of Scud Hill, Gibraltar. Widow Cummings brings more wine, a monkey sits on a cannon

Directors of Bertram Mills Circus - Lord Burghley (Hon President), Cyril B Mills, Bernard N Mills, and the late Bertram Mills (Founder). 1949

Programme cover, Bertram Mills Circus, Summer Season 1949. 1949

Lady Cynthia Mosley (1898 1933), second daughter of Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. In 1920 Lady Cynthia married Oswald Mosley, MP for Harrow at the time and later Smethwick

Advert for The Symphonics, a Bertram Lowe Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, 1925 Date: 1925

Bertram W. Mills Circus at Olympia, London 1928
Show at Olympia, London twice daily over the Christmas season the Bertram Mills Circus with a bear performing, classical Gladiators, trapeze, clowns and much more Date: 1928

Bertram Pollock - Bishop of Norwich
Date: 1937

Strange - But True - The Bogey Men and the Beauty Spider. A very charming spider, to be seen at Bertram W. Mills Circus at Olympia, London. Date: 1929

Circus Poster / B. Mills
A poster for Bertram Mills circus and menagerie in Elgin, featuring an assortment of performing animals and people. Date: 1940s

A Texas Ranger by Frank Bertram
Promotional postcard for A Texas Ranger by Frank Bertram. First produced Princes Theatre, Portsmouth 1st July, and Holloway Empire 8th July 1912. Date: 1912

Air Marshal Sir Cyril Newall Newall, Chief of Air Staff, ?
Air Marshal Sir Cyril Newall Newall, Chief of Air Staff, right, and Paymaster Rear Admiral Sir Bertram Allen at the Services? Canteen Dinner at the Caf Royal, London, February 1937

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