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Circus Collection

Background imageCircus Collection: Piccadilly Circus, London

Piccadilly Circus, London Date: 1960s

Background imageCircus Collection: Wombwells Menagerie

Wombwells Menagerie, Crystal Palace, 1897 Date: 1897

Background imageCircus Collection: Piccadilly Circus by night, London. Date: 1960s

Piccadilly Circus by night, London. Date: 1960s

Background imageCircus Collection: Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas by Matania

Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas by Matania
In the centre of London, close to Piccadilly Circus, two children stop a policeman from directing traffic to ask him where Father Christmas is

Background imageCircus Collection: Flea Circus

Flea Circus
An advertisement for Professor Likontis wonderful Roumanian Fea Circus

Background imageCircus Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1956

Piccadilly Circus 1956
Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others

Background imageCircus Collection: Ancient Roman costume

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

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Elephant / Trainer

Circus Elephant / Trainer
A circus elephant and his trainer, Miss Cornak, who also has a little dog on a lead to show how versatile she is

Background imageCircus Collection: Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, book by General Lew Wallace

Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, book by General Lew Wallace
Ben-Hur, chariot race scene, jacket design of the book by General Lew Wallace, published by Sears, Roebuck and Co, Chicago, USA. 20th century

Background imageCircus Collection: Coronation procession at Oxford Circus, 1953

Coronation procession at Oxford Circus, 1953
The 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

Background imageCircus Collection: Poster, Robert Brothers Circus, Caernarvon, Wales

Poster, Robert Brothers Circus, Caernarvon, Wales. circa 1960s

Background imageCircus Collection: Poster, Sir Robert Fossetts Circus and Zoo

Poster, Sir Robert Fossetts Circus and Zoo, featuring lions and an elephant. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡rd Laplau (1938-2009)

Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡rd Laplau (1938-2009)
Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡 rd Laplau (1938-2009). Naive art. Painting

Background imageCircus Collection: Interior of tramshed, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire

Interior of tramshed, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Interior view of a tramshed at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, showing various trams with advertising material: Jacobs Cream Crackers, Colmans Mustard, Lifebuoy Soap

Background imageCircus Collection: Wanstead Flats Fair

Wanstead Flats Fair
A travelling funfair, at Wanstead Flats, east London. Date: 1930s

Background imageCircus Collection: The neon lights of Piccadilly Circus at night, London

The neon lights of Piccadilly Circus at night, London Date: circa 1950s

Background imageCircus Collection: Brown Bear riding a motorcycle at the Bertram Mills Circus

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

Background imageCircus Collection: Blackpool Entertainment

Blackpool Entertainment
The front cover of a souvenir programme for the Blackpool Tower & Winter Gardens, including the Tower circus and ballroom

Background imageCircus Collection: Carlisle Circus, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Carlisle Circus, Belfast, Northern Ireland. circa 1908

Background imageCircus Collection: London - Piccadilly Circus in the 1920s

London - Piccadilly Circus in the 1920s
London - Piccadilly Circus photographed in 1924

Background imageCircus Collection: Wombwells Poster

Wombwells Poster
A poster from Bostock and Wombwells circus, featuring Madame Jumbo, performing horses and various other beasts, birds and reptiles. Date: Late 19th century

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Poster / Polito s

Circus Poster / Polito s
A poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a horned horse (or nilghau), a zebra, an elephant and a fully grown lion!

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Clown Pointing

Circus Clown Pointing
A 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

Background imageCircus Collection: Tower Circus / Blackpool

Tower Circus / Blackpool
Two 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

Background imageCircus Collection: Barnum & Bailey Poster

Barnum & Bailey Poster
Poster for Barnum and Baileys Circus

Background imageCircus Collection: Piccadilly / Eros 1950S

Piccadilly / Eros 1950S
The famous statue of Eros in the middle of Piccadilly Circus

Background imageCircus Collection: Bertram Mills Circus

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

Background imageCircus Collection: Poster, Sir Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day Campaign

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

Background imageCircus Collection: German circus scrap

German circus scrap -- dog jumping through a paper hoop. 19th century

Background imageCircus Collection: Bonzo - Bostocks remarkable Sea lion

Bonzo - Bostocks remarkable Sea lion
Bonzo a remarkable performing Sea Lion at Bostock and Wombwells Travelling Circus - pictures with trainer Zetta Hills Date: circa 1926

Background imageCircus Collection: Bertram Mills Lorry

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

Background imageCircus Collection: London Birdseye 18

London Birdseye 18
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : the City Road, Finsbury Circus to the Angel, Islington

Background imageCircus Collection: Officer and Unicyclist

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

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Poster / Polito s

Circus Poster / Polito s
A poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a royal tiger, a fiery lynx, an ursine sloth and a pelican

Background imageCircus Collection: Clowns / Victorian Scrap

Clowns / Victorian Scrap
A clown wearing dungarees with stripey socks

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Poster / Paris

Circus Poster / Paris
A 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

Background imageCircus Collection: Rome / Circus Maximus

Rome / Circus Maximus
Restoration 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

Background imageCircus Collection: Pictorial reconstruction of Rome, Italy

Pictorial reconstruction of Rome, Italy
A general view of Rome as it would have appeared at the time of Emperor Aurelian, with the Circus of Alexander Severus in the foreground

Background imageCircus Collection: Astleys Amphitheatre

Astleys Amphitheatre
Philip Astleys amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, London : loved by Dickens, this was also the scene of clowns such as Grimaldi, and popular melodrama

Background imageCircus Collection: Piccadilly Circus

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

Background imageCircus Collection: The Wallenda Family performing on the high wire, Olympia, 19

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

Background imageCircus Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1930S

Piccadilly Circus 1930S
The Statue of Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, England

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Acrobats / Garnier

Circus Acrobats / Garnier
A female acrobat balances on her hands and brings her ankles level with her ears

Background imageCircus Collection: TREVITHICKs LOCO 1808

TREVITHICKs LOCO 1808
Trevithicks latest engine, known as the " catch-me-who- can" is the centre-piece at the steam circus on the New Road, Euston Square, London

Background imageCircus Collection: Poodle and Hoop

Poodle and Hoop
Poodle wearing clothes performs with a hoop

Background imageCircus Collection: Gladiators fighting wild animals in Pompeii ampitheatre

Gladiators fighting wild animals in Pompeii ampitheatre
Interior of Pompeii ampitheatre during the Games. Naked gladiators battle wild animals, bulls, boars and tigers in the arena as part of a Venatio

Background imageCircus Collection: Handley Page HP W10

Handley Page HP W10
A Formation of Alan Cobhams Flying Circus Flying During a National Aviation Day Flypast Date: 1930s

Background imageCircus Collection: Lots Road Power Station, Chelsea, London

Lots Road Power Station, Chelsea, London
The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR) Power House (Lots Road Power Station), Chelsea, London

Background imageCircus Collection: Bird Millman

Bird Millman
Jennadean Engleman - famous name (Bird Millman ODay) (1890 1940), Tightrope walker one of the most celebrated high-wire performers

Background imageCircus Collection: Clown stealing goose on a Christmas card

Clown stealing goose on a Christmas card
Clown stealing a goose from an angry woman on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCircus Collection: Victorian Scrap showing Circus Performers

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

Background imageCircus Collection: Transfield circus family

Transfield circus family
Members 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

Background imageCircus Collection: Victorian Scrap - Circus Elephant riding a Tricycle

Victorian Scrap - Circus Elephant riding a Tricycle - A heavy weight. late 19th century

Background imageCircus Collection: Edouard Beaupre

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

Background imageCircus Collection: Lillian Leitzel - German Circus acrobat and strongwoman

Lillian Leitzel - German Circus acrobat and strongwoman
Lillian (" Lilli" ) Leitzel (1892-1931) - an acrobat and strongwoman for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCircus Collection: Statue of Eros

Statue of Eros
The 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

Background imageCircus Collection: Sangers Circus cyclist, Haverfordwest, South Wales

Sangers Circus cyclist, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A lady cyclist (probably a man in drag), one of the performers with Sangers Circus during a visit to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Background imageCircus Collection: Freak Show poster - Legless Woman

Freak Show poster - Legless Woman
A poster for a freak show exhibit of a legless Englishwoman, Miss Gabriele The English Halfwoman. Postcard from Germany

Background imageCircus Collection: Ludgate Hill 1930S

Ludgate Hill 1930S
View looking down Ludgate Hill towards Ludgate Circus, showing a policeman on the right and a train going over the now dismantled railway bridge, London

Background imageCircus Collection: Ludgate Circus 1930S

Ludgate Circus 1930S
View from Fleet Street looking towards Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill and St. Pauls Cathedral, London

Background imageCircus Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1950S

Piccadilly Circus 1950S
Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others

Background imageCircus Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1969

Piccadilly Circus 1969
Young people hang around the Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus

Background imageCircus Collection: Restaurant Maxim, 30 Wardour Street, Soho, London

Restaurant Maxim, 30 Wardour Street, Soho, London
circa 1910s

Background imageCircus Collection: Laura Knight at the circus

Laura Knight at the circus
Dame Laura Knight, DBE (1877 - 1970) - English painter pictured sketching Bronette and Gonzalis, the lady aerialists at Olympia circus

Background imageCircus Collection: Oxford Street looking west from Oxford Circus, London

Oxford Street looking west from Oxford Circus, London. Date: circa 1900

Background imageCircus Collection: Tube stations transformed by G. H. Davis

Tube stations transformed by G. H. Davis
A Piccadilly Circus underground: tube stations transformed. The maze of London tubes: wonderful new junctions completed or in progress of construction. Date: 1927

Background imageCircus Collection: Tiger Trainer 1930S

Tiger Trainer 1930S
Tiger trainer Miss Cilly Heyderich, giving one of her tigers a piggy back! Date: early 1930s

Background imageCircus Collection: If London were Venice, Piccadilly Circus

If London were Venice, Piccadilly Circus. A view of London if its streets were canals. c. 1900s

Background imageCircus Collection: Holborn Circus and Viaduct, City of London

Holborn Circus and Viaduct, City of London Date: circa 1900

Background imageCircus Collection: Piccadilly Circus, London 1926

Piccadilly Circus, London 1926
Piccadilly Circus and the statue of Eros in London at night, 1926. Date: 1926

Background imageCircus Collection: Knights of the Air - WWI aerial combat - Albert Ball

Knights of the Air - WWI aerial combat - Albert Ball
A 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

Background imageCircus Collection: Caricature of P T Barnum and Jumbo the elephant

Caricature of P T Barnum and Jumbo the elephant
Caricature 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

Background imageCircus Collection: The Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London W1

The Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London W1, with the statue of Eros on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCircus Collection: London Life - A Flower Seller in Piccadilly Circus

London Life - A Flower Seller in Piccadilly Circus Date: circa 1940

Background imageCircus Collection: Anderton and Haslams Menagerie

Anderton and Haslams Menagerie, 1894 Date: 1894

Background imageCircus Collection: Crowds at a circus sideshow viewing women and some men dress

Crowds at a circus sideshow viewing women and some men dressed in costumes of foreign lands. Date c1900

Background imageCircus Collection: Flea Circus Chariots

Flea Circus Chariots
Professor 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

Background imageCircus Collection: Penny Farthing Trick Cyclists at the Circus, c. 1888

Penny Farthing Trick Cyclists at the Circus, c. 1888
Engraving showing two acrobats performing tricks on a Penny Farthing bicycle during a circus show, c.1888

Background imageCircus Collection: Clown and Indians of the Olympia Circus, London, 1921

Clown and Indians of the Olympia Circus, London, 1921
Illustration showing Pimpo the clown and three Red Indians performing horseback stunts in the ring of the Olympia Circus, 1921. Date: 1921

Background imageCircus Collection: Advertisement for Barnum and Baileys Circus, 1897

Advertisement for Barnum and Baileys Circus, 1897
Poster advertising Barnum and Baileys three ring circus, commonly known as The Greatest Show on Earth, 1897

Background imageCircus Collection: Wombwells Menagerie at Windsor Castle, 1847

Wombwells Menagerie at Windsor Castle, 1847
Engraving showing the tents of Wombwells Menagerie in the Great Quadrangle of Windsor Castle during the Windsor Michaelmas Fair, October 1847

Background imageCircus Collection: Circus Elephant Accident

Circus Elephant Accident
George Lockhart is crushed by a circus elephant at Walthamstow. The elephant escaped from the train which was transporting him to the next circus destination

Background imageCircus Collection: Flea Circus / Dr Paul

Flea Circus / Dr Paul
An advert for Doctor Pauls Performing Fleas

Background imageCircus Collection: Clown in American Outfit

Clown in American Outfit
A clown wearing an outfit made from stars and stripes fabric (as in the American flag)



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