Circus Collection (page 10)

Elephant in circus parade

Barnum's Circus Parade Victorian period

Korea: circus performers, acrobats
Vintage early 20th century photograph - Korea: circus performers, acrobats

Korea: circus performer, rope walker
Vintage early 20th century photograph - Korea: circus performer, rope walker

Acrobat balancing pudding on nose on a Christmas card
Acrobat balancing a pudding on his nose on a Christmas and New Year card -- Balance of Currant Accounts. Date: circa 1890s

Two clowns with an umbrella on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Clowns face on a hat-shaped New Year card
Clowns smiling face on a hat-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Acrobat balancing pudding on nose on a Christmas card
Acrobat balancing a pudding on his nose on a Christmas and New Year card -- Balance of Currant Accounts. Date: circa 1890s

Circus elephants on parade, Eastbourne, Sussex
Circus elephants on parade in Eastbourne, Sussex, watched with fascination by adults and children. Date: circa 1962

Victorian Scrap - Circus Horse Rider jumping through a ring of fire - An exciting moment. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap - Circus Clown Feeding the Baby. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap - Circus Clown trying to ride a Donkey - Whoa Plunger! late 19th century

Cartoon, The Brothers Griffiths -- Athletic Drolls. Two clowns in costume. 1884

Small advertisements on satin cloth
Small advertisements printed on a yellow satin cloth duster, including Michelin, Shell, Mobiloil, Overland, Buick, Ford, Wolseley, Harley Davidson, Pommery Champagne, Royal Italian Circus

View of the lights at Piccadilly Circus, London
A view of the lights by night at Piccadilly Circus, central London. There are various neon adverts for Max Factor, Associated Rediffusion, Gordons Gin, Wrigleys Chewing Gum, BP, Skol

Taking Shelter in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
Crowds seek refuge in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station during a Luftwaffe air raid. 1940

Lilywhites Advertisement, 1940
Lilywhites of Piccadilly Circus, London, advertise their womens service uniforms. 1940

Map for St Jamess Theatre, King Street, London, on the back of a flyer for The Basker, a comedy by Clifford Mills. First produced at St Jamess Theatre, London, January 1916

At the circus, two clowns playing musical instruments 1888
Two traditional circus clowns, wearing ruffled collar, pointed hats, white faces with red noses, lips, eyebrows and cheeks, playing musical instruments. Date: 1888

Map of central London with Piccadilly Circus at centre
A map of the West End of London with Piccadilly Circus at its centre. Famous theatres, night spots, cinemas and hotels are marked with decorative labels and symbolic drawings. Date: 1950

Clown feeding a baby on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Roman mosaic of the Circus of Barcelona depicting a quadriga with the name of the horses and charioteers. Probably 4th century AD. Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Spain

Woman police officer at Piccadilly Circus, London, surrounded by pedestrians on a busy day. She is wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Victorian Scrap - Clown squatting. late 19th century

Elephant and circus arriving on a New Year card
A little boy on a donkey meets an elephant and circus arriving -- We know not what is coming in the New Year. Date: circa 1890s

Stealing Pantalones food on a Christmas and New Year card
Harlequin and Columbine stealing Pantalones food and drink on a Christmas and New Year card (they are passing it through the windows to a Clown on the other side). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Victorian Scrap, Circus Clown and dog. circa 1880s

Dickie Chipperfield, lion tamer, with lioness
Dickie (Richard) Chipperfield of Chipperfields Circus, a 17-year-old lion tamer, with a lioness in a cage. Date: circa 1964

Woman with alligator, Chipperfields Circus
Woman with an alligator in a cage, a Chipperfields Circus act. Date: circa 1964

Buffalo Bill Poster
Sells-Floto Circus poster for Buffalo Bills Original Wild West shows. These were featured during the 1914 - 1915 shows. Date: circa 1915

Moscow State Circus in Cornwall
Members of the Moscow State Circus performing near St Austell in Cornwall. Date: 1970s

Peter Hugo with a clown
Peter Hugo (Prince Charles lookalike) with a clown. Date: circa 1980s

Bertram Mills Circus 1938
Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia, London. Various clowns in costume: Kelly, Coco, Busti, George Sayer, Pinocchio, Coco-nut, Pipo and Joe Craston. Date: 1938

Birmingham Rotunda
The Rotunda and St. Martins Circus, Birmingham, England. Date: May 1966

The Sky Devils Air Circus Poster
Poster, The Sky Devils Air Circus, Great 1944 Display, 10 years ahead of its time! Come and win 500. Issued by Air Pageants Ltd. 1944

William Hanlon. Zampillaerostation or the flying trapeze

The Last Aztecs - Maximo and Bartolo
Two sideshow exhibits, Maximo and Bartola, both sufferes of microcephaly, who were billed by freakshow promoters as The Last Aztecs

Tomlins Flea Circus
Professor Tomlin feeding the fleas on blood from his own arm; they perform on the miniature pieces of equipment in the foreground Date: 1960s

Cheltenham Haunting
THE CHELTENHAM GHOST The street front of Saint Anne s, the house in Pittville Circus Road, where a female figure was seen by 17 witnesses on various occasions Date: 1882 - 1889

Three acrobats doing balancing act on a high wire
Three acrobats doing a balancing act on a high wire in the open air

Met Police officer at Piccadilly Circus, London
A Metropolitan Police officer on duty at Piccadilly Circus in Central London, speaking on his walkie talkie radio. There are neon advertisements for Coca Cola, Cinzano, Skol, Volkswagen

Johanna the Gorilla, Barnum and Baileys Circus, 1897
Photograph of Johanna, then known as the only living giantess gorilla, who was part of Barnum and Baileys three ring circus The Greatest Show on Earth, in her cage, 1897

Peter Samson, the Strongman, 1898
Photograph of Peter Samson, the strongman of P.T. Barnums travelling circus in 1898, who could reportedly smash stones with his bare fist

Philip Astley / Top Hat
PHILIP ASTLEY Equestrian entertainer; circus proprietor

Girl on Circus Horse
A girl standing on the back of a grey horse prepares to jump through a paper hoop

Piccadilly / Lantern Slide
Piccadilly Circus by night

Victorian Scrap - Circus Harlequinade - Harlequin and Columbine, with a clown in the background. late 19th century

Surrey Theatre, Great Surrey Street, London
The Surrey Theatre (formerly The Royal Circus), Great Surrey Street, London, with a map below. 1814

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