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Piccadilly Circus, London Date: 1960s
Wombwells Menagerie, Crystal Palace, 1897 Date: 1897
Piccadilly Circus by night, London. Date: 1960s
Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas by MataniaIn the centre of London, close to Piccadilly Circus, two children stop a policeman from directing traffic to ask him where Father Christmas is
Flea CircusAn advertisement for Professor Likontis wonderful Roumanian Fea Circus
Piccadilly Circus 1956Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others
Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer
Circus Elephant / TrainerA circus elephant and his trainer, Miss Cornak, who also has a little dog on a lead to show how versatile she is
Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, book by General Lew WallaceBen-Hur, chariot race scene, jacket design of the book by General Lew Wallace, published by Sears, Roebuck and Co, Chicago, USA. 20th century
Coronation procession at Oxford Circus, 1953The colour and pageantry of the Coronation procession - detachments of the Foot Guards marching along Oxford Street into Oxford Circus showing the vast crowds lining the decorated route. Date: 1953
Poster, Robert Brothers Circus, Caernarvon, Wales. circa 1960s
Poster, Sir Robert Fossetts Circus and Zoo, featuring lions and an elephant. Date: circa 1950s
Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡rd Laplau (1938-2009)Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡 rd Laplau (1938-2009). Naive art. Painting
Interior of tramshed, Lytham St Annes, LancashireInterior view of a tramshed at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, showing various trams with advertising material: Jacobs Cream Crackers, Colmans Mustard, Lifebuoy Soap
Wanstead Flats FairA travelling funfair, at Wanstead Flats, east London. Date: 1930s
The neon lights of Piccadilly Circus at night, London Date: circa 1950s
Brown Bear riding a motorcycle at the Bertram Mills CircusPhotograph 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
Blackpool EntertainmentThe front cover of a souvenir programme for the Blackpool Tower & Winter Gardens, including the Tower circus and ballroom
Carlisle Circus, Belfast, Northern Ireland. circa 1908
London - Piccadilly Circus in the 1920sLondon - Piccadilly Circus photographed in 1924
Wombwells PosterA poster from Bostock and Wombwells circus, featuring Madame Jumbo, performing horses and various other beasts, birds and reptiles. Date: Late 19th century
Circus Poster / Polito sA poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a horned horse (or nilghau), a zebra, an elephant and a fully grown lion!
Circus Clown PointingA young child, with a hoop decorated with flowers, rides on the back of a skewbald (brown and white) horse, while a clown stands and points
Tower Circus / BlackpoolTwo girls perform tricks while riding a white horse. A clown holds a hoop with a paper surface which one of them has just leapt through
Barnum & Bailey PosterPoster for Barnum and Baileys Circus
Piccadilly / Eros 1950SThe famous statue of Eros in the middle of Piccadilly Circus
Bertram Mills CircusA centaur style illustration, featuring a clown and a circus horse, adorn the cover of a programme for performances at Olympia, London
Poster, Sir Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day Campaign Air Display (also known as Cobhams Flying Circus), Chapel Farm, Lochgelly Road, Kirkcaldy, 13-14 July 1935. Date: 1935
German circus scrap -- dog jumping through a paper hoop. 19th century
Bonzo - Bostocks remarkable Sea lionBonzo a remarkable performing Sea Lion at Bostock and Wombwells Travelling Circus - pictures with trainer Zetta Hills Date: circa 1926
Bertram Mills LorryThe Circus Comes to Town! A picturesque setting for the Bertarm Mills Circus, at Maidstone, Kent, England. Date: 1950s
London Birdseye 18Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : the City Road, Finsbury Circus to the Angel, Islington
Officer and UnicyclistPolice Constable on point duty directing a member of Bertram Mills Circus to Olympia, Hammersmith, London
Circus Poster / Polito sA poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a royal tiger, a fiery lynx, an ursine sloth and a pelican
Clowns / Victorian ScrapA clown wearing dungarees with stripey socks
Circus Poster / ParisA poster for Cirque d ete (Summer circus) in the Champs Elysees, Paris. Open every evening, there are clowns, lions and horses, to name but a few acts
Rome / Circus MaximusRestoration by Canina of the Circus Maximus in its heyday : a chariot race is in progress and the slopes are thronged with spectators. The Imperial Palace is on the left
Pictorial reconstruction of Rome, ItalyA general view of Rome as it would have appeared at the time of Emperor Aurelian, with the Circus of Alexander Severus in the foreground
Astleys AmphitheatrePhilip Astleys amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, London : loved by Dickens, this was also the scene of clowns such as Grimaldi, and popular melodrama
Piccadilly Circus and the Statue of Eros, London. The street scene is dominated by advertising hoardings and illuminations for Gordons Gin, Wrigleys Chewing Gum and others
The Wallenda Family performing on the high wire, Olympia, 19Photograph showing the Wallenda family performing their high wire act, as part of Bertram Mills Circus, at Olympia, London, 1931
Piccadilly Circus 1930SThe Statue of Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, England
Circus Acrobats / GarnierA female acrobat balances on her hands and brings her ankles level with her ears
TREVITHICKs LOCO 1808Trevithicks latest engine, known as the " catch-me-who- can" is the centre-piece at the steam circus on the New Road, Euston Square, London
Poodle and HoopPoodle wearing clothes performs with a hoop
Gladiators fighting wild animals in Pompeii ampitheatreInterior of Pompeii ampitheatre during the Games. Naked gladiators battle wild animals, bulls, boars and tigers in the arena as part of a Venatio
Handley Page HP W10A Formation of Alan Cobhams Flying Circus Flying During a National Aviation Day Flypast Date: 1930s
Lots Road Power Station, Chelsea, LondonThe Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR) Power House (Lots Road Power Station), Chelsea, London
Bird MillmanJennadean Engleman - famous name (Bird Millman ODay) (1890 1940), Tightrope walker one of the most celebrated high-wire performers
Clown stealing goose on a Christmas cardClown stealing a goose from an angry woman on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Victorian Scrap showing Circus Performers in a Big Top Circus Ring, including a lady balancing on a performing horse and a clown holding a hoop. Date: circa 1880s
Transfield circus familyMembers of the Transfield family, who ran a popular travelling circus in the late 19th century. Pictured in their costumes are Ann Polly, Teddy Beppo, Tom, Florrie and Rose. Date: 1953
Victorian Scrap - Circus Elephant riding a Tricycle - A heavy weight. late 19th century
Edouard Beaupre, the Willowbunch giant (1881 - 1904), giant and circus performer, and part of Barnum and Baileys circus. Named here in the Tatler as Arthur Beaupre, the Montana Giant
Lillian Leitzel - German Circus acrobat and strongwomanLillian (" Lilli" ) Leitzel (1892-1931) - an acrobat and strongwoman for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Date: circa 1910s
Statue of ErosThe famous statue of the Greek god of love, Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, was sculpted by Alfred Gilbert in 1893. It was originally called the Shaftesbury Monument. Date: 1893
Sangers Circus cyclist, Haverfordwest, South WalesA lady cyclist (probably a man in drag), one of the performers with Sangers Circus during a visit to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Freak Show poster - Legless WomanA poster for a freak show exhibit of a legless Englishwoman, Miss Gabriele The English Halfwoman. Postcard from Germany
Ludgate Hill 1930SView looking down Ludgate Hill towards Ludgate Circus, showing a policeman on the right and a train going over the now dismantled railway bridge, London
Ludgate Circus 1930SView from Fleet Street looking towards Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill and St. Pauls Cathedral, London
Piccadilly Circus 1950SPiccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others
Piccadilly Circus 1969Young people hang around the Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus
Restaurant Maxim, 30 Wardour Street, Soho, Londoncirca 1910s
Laura Knight at the circusDame Laura Knight, DBE (1877 - 1970) - English painter pictured sketching Bronette and Gonzalis, the lady aerialists at Olympia circus
Oxford Street looking west from Oxford Circus, London. Date: circa 1900
Tube stations transformed by G. H. DavisA Piccadilly Circus underground: tube stations transformed. The maze of London tubes: wonderful new junctions completed or in progress of construction. Date: 1927
Tiger Trainer 1930STiger trainer Miss Cilly Heyderich, giving one of her tigers a piggy back! Date: early 1930s
If London were Venice, Piccadilly Circus. A view of London if its streets were canals. c. 1900s
Holborn Circus and Viaduct, City of London Date: circa 1900
Piccadilly Circus, London 1926Piccadilly Circus and the statue of Eros in London at night, 1926. Date: 1926
Knights of the Air - WWI aerial combat - Albert BallA British fighter plane in the Royal Flying Corps is attacked by two German aircraft. The illustration accompanies a feature inside The Modern Boy magazine by Captain W. E
Caricature of P T Barnum and Jumbo the elephantCaricature of Phineas Taylor (PT) Barnum (1810-1891), American showman and businessman, and Jumbo the African elephant which he bought for his circus from London Zoo in 1882
The Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London W1, with the statue of Eros on the right. Date: circa 1910s
London Life - A Flower Seller in Piccadilly Circus Date: circa 1940
Anderton and Haslams Menagerie, 1894 Date: 1894
Crowds at a circus sideshow viewing women and some men dressed in costumes of foreign lands. Date c1900
Flea Circus ChariotsProfessor Tomlins flea circus: a flea is pushed into position at the start of the chariot race; fine harnessing wires attach the fleas to the chariots Date: 1960s
Penny Farthing Trick Cyclists at the Circus, c. 1888Engraving showing two acrobats performing tricks on a Penny Farthing bicycle during a circus show, c.1888
Clown and Indians of the Olympia Circus, London, 1921Illustration showing Pimpo the clown and three Red Indians performing horseback stunts in the ring of the Olympia Circus, 1921. Date: 1921
Advertisement for Barnum and Baileys Circus, 1897Poster advertising Barnum and Baileys three ring circus, commonly known as The Greatest Show on Earth, 1897
Wombwells Menagerie at Windsor Castle, 1847Engraving showing the tents of Wombwells Menagerie in the Great Quadrangle of Windsor Castle during the Windsor Michaelmas Fair, October 1847
Circus Elephant AccidentGeorge Lockhart is crushed by a circus elephant at Walthamstow. The elephant escaped from the train which was transporting him to the next circus destination
Flea Circus / Dr PaulAn advert for Doctor Pauls Performing Fleas
Clown in American OutfitA clown wearing an outfit made from stars and stripes fabric (as in the American flag)