Folk festival at New Year's (celebrating New Year) Carousel
1865-1872
Albumen print
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-14390 (digital file from original photo), Call Number: Illus. in DK854.T87 1872, part 2, vol. 1, pl. 61, no. 168 (Case Z) [P&P]
LL/58297 [Further details available]
1 of 51
Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
1925
Gelatin silver print
National Gallery of Art
Gift of The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, 1997.123.3
LL/58296
2 of 51
Fête du Trône
1923
Albumen silver print
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession number : 90.XM.64.185
LL/58295 [Further details available]
3 of 51
G.L. Fox
n.d.
Stereoview, detail
Jefferson Stereoptics
Courtesy of John Saddy (Auction, Tues. August 29th & Thurs. August 31st, 2006, # 06-3, Lot 243)
LL/13804
4 of 51
A young woman in a blue dress
n.d.
Tintype, whole plate, hand-painted
Private collection of Karen Hendrix
LL/75931
5 of 51
Chang Woo Gow (1841-1893) - the Chinese Giant
n.d.
Cabinet card
Paul Frecker
LL/12051 [Further details available]
6 of 51
Chang Yu Sing, The Chinese Giant
n.d.
Cabinet card
Private collection of Steve DeGenaro
LL/70139
7 of 51
Isaac W. Sprague, the "Living Skeleton," 5 feet, 6 inches, wt. 48 lbs, age 26.
n.d.
Carte de visite
Private collection of Laddy Kite
LL/35969
8 of 51
Mr. I.W. Sprague, Age 40 years. Height 5 feet 5 1/2 inches. Weight 46 pounds
n.d.
Cabinet card
The Jeffrey Kraus Collection
LL/67389
9 of 51
Bearded Lady
n.d.
Carte de visite
J. Cosmas Vintage Photography
LL/33847 [Further details available]
10 of 51
Two dwarfs from Burma, standing next to a bottle
n.d.
Carte de visite
6.5 x 4.6 cm
Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Library, London (V0007436, Library reference no.: ICV No 7656)
LL/36774 [Further details available]
11 of 51
Two clowns in plaid suits with top hats and canes
1925 (ca)
Gelatin silver print (POP) with applied color and chromolithograph, mounted on celluloid medallion
23 cm
George Eastman Museum
George Eastman House Collection - Accession Number: 2008:0503:0015.0001
LL/32722
12 of 51
CDV of a circus or sideshow performer [Eli Bowen]
n.d.
Carte de visite
Swann Galleries - New York
Swanns - New York, Sale 2103 Lot 1
LL/16761
13 of 51
Eli Bowen, Wife and Child
1875 (ca)
Carte de visite
Private collection of Jack and Beverly Wilgus
LL/122411
14 of 51
Master Eli Boweb, The wonderful Man with Feet and no Legs. Also his wife Mrs. Mattie Bowen
n.d.
Carte de visite
Private collection of Graham Pilecki
LL/108065
15 of 51
Buffalo Bill
1895 (ca)
Kodak No. 2 (uncertain)
Private collection of Nigel Maister
LL/28873
16 of 51
The wheel of youth
1929
Gelatin silver print
34.6 x 28.3 cm (image)
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Gift of the Cazneaux family 1979, Accession number: 113.1975
LL/80466
17 of 51
Stretching
[Circus]
n.d.
Provided by the artist - Mikhail Kudish
LL/27022
18 of 51
Rehearsal
1932 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
6 1/2 x 6 in
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Warren and Margot Coville Collection, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress [LC-USZC4-9745]
LL/15550 [Further details available]
19 of 51
Circus trapeze artists
1930s
Gelatin silver print
22.8 x 15.7 cm
Bassenge Photography Auctions
Auction, 8 June 2022, Photography from the 19th – 21st centuries, Lot: 4306
LL/120365 [Further details available]
20 of 51
Harold Alanza, Circus, Old Madison Square Garden
1947-1948 (taken)
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 ins
Howard Greenberg Gallery
Inventory no: 0047871
LL/37927 [Further details available]
21 of 51
Circus Workers
1926-1932
Gelatin silver print
10.1 x 7.6
Andrew Smith Gallery
© Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Köln; VG-Bild Kunst, Bonn, 2011
LL/2493
22 of 51
Trois acrobates de cirque
2007
Silver print
37 x 37 cm
Tajan
Vente 9930, Lot 318
LL/54052
23 of 51
Ram Prakash Singh with his Elephant Shyama at the Golden Circus, Ahmedabad, India
1990 (taken) 2006 (print)
Platinum palladium print
10 x 10 ins (25.4 x 25.4 cm) (image) 16 x 13 ins (40.6 x 33 cm) (sheet)
Swann Galleries - New York
Auction, October 25, 2016, #2426, Lot 269
LL/69076
24 of 51
The Dwarf, New Jersey
1958
Gelatin silver print
34.3 x 23.2 cm
Ostlicht - Gallery for Photography
24th OstLicht Photo Auction – 19.11.2021, Lot: 69
LL/115386 [Further details available]
25 of 51
Jardin des Tuilleries, Paris
1950
Gelatin silver print
11 x 8 5/8 ins (image) 11 5/8 x 8 13/16 ins (sheet)
L. Parker Stephenson Photographs
LL/46776 [Further details available]
26 of 51
Carosel Horse, Seaside
[Boardwalks]
1995
Silver Gelatin print
11 x 15 in
Meter Gallery
LL/5531
27 of 51
Mitcham Fair
1935 (taken) 2010 (print)
Gelatin silver print
20 x 14 ins
Chris Beetles
© Edwin Smith / RIBA British Architectural Library Photographs Collection
LL/38568 [Further details available]
28 of 51
Los Obstáculos [The Obstacles]
1939 (taken) 1970s (print)
Silver print
10 1/4 x 13 3/4 ins (26.1 x 34.9 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Sale 2325 Lot 93
LL/51392
29 of 51
Le Manege de Monsieur Barre
1955
Gelatin silver print
12 x 9 1/2
Afterimage Gallery
LL/1441
30 of 51
Battersea Fun Fair, London
[100 Photographs, pl. 026]
1952 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
David Moore Estate
© Courtesy of the David Moore Estate
LL/32049 [Further details available]
31 of 51
On the Caterpillar
[Mothers' Pub Outing series Clapham, England]
1956
Gelatin silver print
11 x 14 / 16 x 20
Peter Fetterman Gallery
LL/552
32 of 51
Fair ride, Városmajor, Budapest, Hungary
1964
Photograph
FOTO:Fortepan
www.fortepan.hu (Accessed: May 2018), Id: 105934, Donor: Hunyady József
LL/83218
33 of 51
1850 (ca)
Lantern slide
Stereographica - Antique Photographica
Courtesy of Bryan and Page Ginns (#15 / 51)
LL/11011
34 of 51
Final spread from special number of magazine "USSR on construction:, devoted to circus (not issued) 1941 Design by Alexander Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova
1941
Moscow House of Photography
LL/897
35 of 51
Circus number "Rhine wheel"
1940
Moscow House of Photography
LL/898
36 of 51
The new "Zeppelin" ride at the fun fair at Olympia, London
1933
Gelatin silver print
18.7 x 24 cm
Bassenge Photography Auctions
Auction, 8 June 2022, Photography from the 19th – 21st centuries, Lot: 4312
LL/120369
37 of 51
Circus Acrobats
1937
Gelatin silver print
22.9 x 15.3 cm
Chiswick Auctions
Lot: 284
LL/115800
38 of 51
Untitled (Circus Performers)
1925-1940 (ca, taken) 1980 (print)
Gelatin silver print
8 1/16 x 6 3/8 ins (20.5 x 16.2 cm) (image) 8 9/16 x 6 3/4 ins (21.8 x 17.2 cm) (sheet)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
125th Anniversary Acquisition. The Lynne and Harold Honickman Gift of the Julien Levy Collection, 2001, Accession Number: 2001-62-1159, © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst
LL/72456
39 of 51
Untitled (Clown in Dressing Room)
1925-1940 (ca, taken) 1980 (print)
Gelatin silver print
8 7/8 x 6 5/8 ins (22.5 x 16.8 cm) (image) 9 1/16 x 6 15/16 ins (23 x 17.6 cm) (sheet)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
125th Anniversary Acquisition. The Lynne and Harold Honickman Gift of the Julien Levy Collection, 2001, Accession Number: 2001-62-1158, © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst
LL/72458
40 of 51
Paul Legrand (clown in white face)
1860-1865
Albumen print, uncut carte de visite
George Eastman Museum
LL/33132
41 of 51
The Clown Gerard Hardy, Theatre du Soleil, Aubervilliers
1969
Gelatin silver print
410 x 593mm
Location and source information requested
LL/6292
42 of 51
#11
[Circus]
n.d.
Provided by the artist - Mikhail Kudish
LL/27019
43 of 51
"the Death Ray, Royal Agricultural Show, Sydney
[Australia]
1930
Gelatin silver print
E.O. Hoppé Estate
© The E. O. Hoppé Estate at Curatorial Assistance, Inc. [18974-0263]
LL/19277
44 of 51
Carrousel, Paris
1910 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
6 1/2 x 9 in
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (48 / 215)
LL/15353 [Further details available]
45 of 51
Barker at the grounds at the state fair. Rutland, Vermont
1941, September
Color slide
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Reproduction from color slide. LC-USF351-47. LC-DIG-fsac-1a33917. FSA/OWI Collection. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
LL/44245
46 of 51
Punch and Judy at Ilfracomb
1895 (ca, taken)
Platinum print / Platinotype
15 x 14 cm (album closed)
Victoria and Albert Museum
Copyright Estate of Paul Martin, Museum number: 1900-1980
LL/44626
47 of 51
Punch and Judy at Ilfracomb
1895 (ca, taken)
Platinum print / Platinotype
15 x 14 cm (album closed)
Victoria and Albert Museum
Copyright Estate of Paul Martin, Museum number: 1900-1980
LL/44627
48 of 51
In the Circus
[Camera Work, no. 17, pl. 09]
1907
Photogravure
6 1/8 x 7 1/2 in
Lee Gallery
Image courtesy of the Lee Gallery (www.leegallery.com)
LL/3310
49 of 51
Wild animal circus
1920 (ca)
Real photo postcard
3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in (approx.)
Private collection of Leonard A. Lauder
LL/39472 [Further details available]
50 of 51
Un sport pittoresque
1910 (ca)
Gelatin silver print
4 x 6 ins. (approx.)
Private collection of Fostin Cotchen
LL/125249
51 of 51
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