Circus Collection (#6)

Sea lion and ball at the Moscow Circus: in the background is Irina Sidorkina

A Farewell Ride on Jumbo, London Zoo, 1882. This large African elephant was sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

Transporting Jumbo the African elephant to America, 1882. Jumbo was a large African elephant sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

Jumbo the African elephant, 1882. Jumbo was a large African elephant sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

Upper tiers of The Colosseum, Rome. A Flavian amphitheatre built between 70 and 82 AD during the reigns of the emperors Vespasian, Titus and Domitian, the Colosseum could seat some 50

Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891), American showman, 1864. Barnum was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world

The Great-Little Random, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Great-Little Random, 1887. Little Lord Randolph Churchill is seen storming off in a huff, refusing to obey the Ringmasters instructions

The Rival Con jurors, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
The Rival Con jurors, 1869. The new Liberal Chancellor for the Exchequer introduced his first Budget. Income tax was reduced by 1penny in the pound and the duty on foreign corn was abolished

The Indian Juggle, 1858
The Indian Juggle. 1858. (As performed at the Theatre Royal, Westminster.) An Indian elephant juggles Palmerston (top left) and Disraeli (top right)

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