Circus Collection (page 20)

Nellie McHenry in A night at the circus by H. Grattan Donnelly. Date c1893

Circus wagon, Alger, Sheridan County, Montana. Date 1937 Nov

The ballooon girl a comedy drama of circus life by Robert J. Sherman : not a moving picture. Date 19 -

Circus poster, Omaha, Nebraska. Date 1938 Nov

Lord George Sanger with his ponies
Lord George Sanger (1827-1911) was an English showman and circus proprietor who ran shows and circuses throughout much of the 19th century and early 20th with his brother John

Lord George Sangers horses at auction, London
Lord George Sanger (1827-1911) was an English showman and circus proprietor who ran shows and circuses throughout much of the 19th century and early 20th with his brother John

Funeral cortege of George Sanger, Ramsgate, Kent

The Bressey Traffic Report, 1938: future predictions
Traffic improvements in London in the style of some already carried out in American cities: 1. A parking deck in Trafalgar Square. 2. A depressed road crossing at Hyde Park. 3

Parade Float for Harknetts Menagerie
A fantatsic postcard photograph depicting a Parade Float for Harknetts Menagerie, with lots of willing circus employees dressed up as a variety of wild animals!! Date: circa 1910s

Indoor ski school at Piccadilly Circus
Miss Audrey Sale-Barker, the well-known aviatrix, at the opening of the new ski school at the Criterion building, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1931

USA - Grand Circus Park, Detroit, Michigan
USA - Grand Circus Park, Downtown Detroit, Michigan Date: circa late 1930s

Oxford Circus and Regents Street, London with a veritable jam of London open-top double decker motorbuses Date: circa 1906

Palace Theatre, Cambridge Circus, London
The Palace Theatre in Cambridge Circus, London, a Victorian red-brick building opened in 1891 as the Royal English Opera House. It is presenting Finians Rainbow. Date: 1947

Rollerskating couple
Rollerblading Posed artists from Grand Cirkus du Nord, 1910. 1910

Human Curiosity - Panther Woman
24-year-old French woman - labelled as a Panther Woman due to her mottled skin. This 24 year-old lady is obviously making quite a career through her affliction. Date: circa 1910s

Oxford Street Traffic
Horse-drawn traffic - and an organ grinder - near Oxford Circus. Date: 1890s

London / Oxford Circus
The hustle and bustle of Oxford Circus, Oxford Street, central London. Date: mid 1960s

Clowning Around
A clown pulls a funny face! Date: 1930s

Ford car advertisement, 1935
Advertisement for the De Luxe Ford, available as a saloon for 135 or a double-entrance saloon for 145, offering, luxury motoring at economy expenditure

Anti-French cartoon, Prime Minister Viviani, WW1
An anti-French cartoon by a German cartoonist, depicting the French Prime Minister Rene Viviani as the head of a travelling circus, encouraging people to roll up

Oxford Street 1920S
Looking east from Oxford Circus : Waring & Gillows department store is on the left. Date: circa 1925

Indian Circus Entertainers - Gustav Hagenbeck Date: circa 1910s

London / St. Giles Circus
Traffic lights in the St. Giles Circus area, near Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, central London. Date: mid 1960s

Circus Juggler
A little boy watches a circus entertainer juggling hoops. Date: 1930s

Flame-Throwing Clown
A flame-throwing clown! Date: 1980s

Spot the Chicken
A rather suspicious looking group of men, one of them holding a hen, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1930s

Travelling Clowns
A troupe of travelling entertainers, mostly clowns, in various guises. Date: 1930s

Piccadilly Circus Lights
Neon signs and all the bright lights of the city at night, a familiar sight at Piccadilly Circus, central London. Date: 1950s

London Office Workers
Pedestrians, office workers and commuters, using a pedestrian crossing on Oxford Circus, Oxford Street, central London. Date: 1978

Funfair Marquee
Curious boys, trying to peep into a circus or funfair tent! Date: 1930s

Circus Elephants
A crowd watches a couple of poor circus elephants being pulled across a field by their trunks. Date: 1930s

The Tatler Christmas Number front cover, 1953
Front cover of The Tatler Christmas Number, 1953 featuring a scene inside a circus big top, with children being entertained by clowns and a girl acrobat on horseback. Date: 1953

The Earl of Lonsdale at Bertram Mills Circus, 1935
Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857 - 1944), English nobleman. The second son of the 3rd Earl of Lonsdale, he succeeded his brother, the 4th Earl, in 1882

London Pavilion
A view over central London rooftops with the London Pavilion (now part of the Trocadero Centre), on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street at Piccadilly Circus, in the foreground

People dancing the maypole round Eros in Piccadilly
A group of happy people from different walks of life dancing the maypole round the statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1951

Kitchen with staff, Regent Palace Hotel, London W1
Aerial view of kitchen with numerous staff, at the Regent Palace Hotel, Piccadilly Circus, London W1. Date: circa 1910s

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret with their parents
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret watch the Christmas Circus at Olympia with their mother and father, the Duke and Duchess of York. 1935

VE Day 1945 - Piccadilly Circus
A young man in an odd ensemble consisting of jumper, jacket, hat and shorts, clutches a bottle of something strong-looking during joyous VE Day celebrations at Piccadilly Circus in Central London

Piccadilly Circus and Regent Street, London 1900s c. 1900

Foyer, the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
View of the Foyer of the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue (near Piccadilly Circus), London, proprietors J Lyons & Co. Described (in French) as the foremost restaurant in the world

Piccadilly Circus under snow, 1948
Piccadilly Circus and its famous advertising hoardings pictured under a blanket of snow on 20 February 1948. 1948

VE Day Celebrations - Piccadilly Circus
Jubilant scenes in Piccadilly Circus in Central London as crowds celebrate VE (Victory in Europe) Day on the 8th May 1945. 1945

Performing seals at a circus, c. 1890
Talented performing seals of c. 1890 shown playing musical instruments, smoking pipes and even firing cannons! Date: c.1890

The Grill Room, Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Interior view of the Grill Room, Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue (near Piccadilly Circus), London, proprietors J Lyons & Co

Decor of the Coronation route, 1953
The statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus is surrounded by a gilded cage, part of the decoration on the Coronation route. Date: 1953

The Wilton -- couple with performing dogs
The Wilton - two showpeople (in the most outlandish costume !) pose with their three performing dogs. Date: 1920s

Acrobats at Tivoli Gdns
Acrobats risk their lives with fiery hoops over the heads of spectators at Copenhagens Tivoli Gardens. Date: 1888

Hippolyte Houcke
HIPPOLYTE (?) HOUCKE One of a celebrated dynasty of circus managers : we think this is Hippolyte, judging by the date, but we could be mistaken. Date: CIRCA 1990

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