Circus Collection (page 3)

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

Trapeze / Upside Down
From the trapeze; how the acrobat sees his audience - upside down!

Piccadilly Hippies
Young people enjoying the sunshine at Piccadilly Circus under Eros

St Etienne Circus / 1903
At St. Etienne, a circus tent (the big top) is carried away by a high wind, causing chaos inside, as animals and humans panic and try to flee

Circus / Rider & Hoop
Piebald (black and white) Circus horse carrying an equestrienne who jumps through a paper-filled hoop held up by a clown

Burying the Hatchet
A terrible accident during a street circus act where a knife-thrower misjudges his aim and hits his woman assistant in the head with his throwing hatchet

Dogs and Circus Clown
A circus clown with five dogs in a circus ring

London / Piccadilly Circus
London/Piccadilly Circus

Circus Poodle
Circus poodle obeying its mistress. [The complete words of the musical piece are : Bow wow. Bow wow wow. Bow wow wow wow wow.]

Traffic at Oxford (Regent) Circus, Central London
Cabs, carriages, buses and pedestrians at Oxford (then Regent) Circus, at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Central London, during the season

Ivan Markoff, a Russian cossack giant, early 20th century
Ivan Markoff, who was famous as a Russian cossack giant in the early 20th century. Markoff is seen in London where the caption says he was being fitted for a new suit. He was reputed to be 9ft tall

Stephan Bibrowski (1890 - 1932), know as Lionel the Lion-faced Man. Lionel traveled to the United States and started appearing with the Barnum and Bailey Circus

C H Schafers Midget Circus Troupe - Munich
circa 1910s

Handley Page Clive III G-ABYX of Sir Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day flying circus. One of the Hinaidi I prototypes, J9126

Reverend Robin Morrison (now Canon) who regularly dressed in pierrot costume and performed for charity. Birmingham, England. The Times Date: 1989

Jolly Nellie (642 pounds) - whilst at an exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. From the small coal mining community of Jobs near the Athens-Hocking county line

Poster design, Billy Smarts Circus

Man riding a zebra, Bostocks Royal Italian Circus, Swindon, 1930 s

The Hairy Family of Burma - hypertrichosis lanuginosa
c. 1860s India - the hairy family of Burma - congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa - they became famous as a show attraction and freak show act

Antonio Corsi, model for Eros statue
Antonio Corsi, well-known male model, famous for posing for the statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus. Date: 1909

Circus poster, Clyde Beatty Cole Bros, USA, the Worlds Largest Circus. 20th century

The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones 1897
Annie Jones Elliot (1865 - 1902), a " freak" and part of the " Greatest Show on Earth". The accompanying article describes her as " in every respect the best of the "

The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones 1898
Annie Jones Elliot (1865 - 1902) also known as " the Bearded Lady" toured with the showman P. T. Barnum as a circus attraction. 1898

Zazel Valses, by Charles Dubois
Promotional music sheet for Zazel Valses of 1877 by Charles Dubois. One of these waltzes was used to accompany her act which included being fired from a cannon

The Tatler presents map of Piccadilly Circus & its environs
A fabulous map illustration of Londons West End focusing on the area radiating from Piccadilly Circus pin pointing main streets, hotels, night spots, theatres and landmarks. Date: 1950

Advert, L & H Nathan, Fancy Dress Costume
Advert for L & H Nathan, Coventry Street, Piccadilly Circus, London -- Fancy Dress Costume for balls and theatricals. 1885

The Trocadero Restaurant, London
Situated on the corner of Londons Shaftesbury Avenue and Windmill Street, famous for its theatre which never closed, the Trocadero Restaurant was one of the most exclusive restaurants in Europe when

Circus Parade Date: 1891

Chipperfields Circus - Tiger - Kumar

boy circus tent
A small boy peeps under a circus big top to watch the show inside. Birmingham, England Date: 1986

France - Circus - Auguste and the White Clown
France - Circus - Interactions between Auguste (the happy clown) and the White Clown (the sad clown): " Session interrupted". Date: 1905

Walks of London - City Road From Finsbury Circus ?
Walks of London - City Road From Finsbury Circus To Angel Islington

Holborn Circus, London

London Holborn Circus Victorian period

Piccadilly Circus, London, early 1900s

Sanger's Circus parade / procession, early 1900s

Elephant, Sangers Circus parade

St. George's Circus, Lord Street, Liverpool

St. George's Circus, Lord Street, Liverpool - probably 1920s

Aerial view of Piccadilly Circus, London

Victorian London from the air - Piccadilly Circus - circa 1900

Barnums Circus parade, Liverpool

Barnum's Circus, probably Liverpool, Victorian period

Daily Mirror HQ Holborn Circus London - probably 1960s

Daily Mirror Sunday Mirror office, Holborn Circus, London in the 1960s

An amusement park ride early 1900s

Flip-flap Franco-British Exhibition at the White City London in 1908

St. Giles Fair Oxford early 1900s

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