Showman Collection

Kermis Fair singer, 1900-1999. Creator: Unknown
Kermis Fair singer, 1900-1999. A showman points to nine prints on a stage. A woman is playing the harp. On the right a boy with balloons

The Show-man, 1799. Creator: Monogrammist J.A
The Show-man, 1799. Keep your eye close to the Glass - and you will see a large / vide place full of Death and Destruction - where more / plagues await de frequenters den contained in de famous Box

A travelling showman presents a musical menagerie, 1826-1864. Creator: Sophus Schack
A travelling showman presents a musical menagerie, 1826-1864

Buffalo Bill Cody, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Buffalo Bill Cody, between 1913 and 1917
Buffalo Bill Cody, between 1913 and 1917. American showman, rifle shooter, soldier and bison hunter, rider for the Pony Express at age 15

Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Upwards of 10, 000 persons paid for admission...to witness the ascent...It was a matter of considerable

The late Mr. Wombwell, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Wombwell, 1850. Portrait of British menagerist George Wombwell who founded Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie, was a...very active provider of amusement - who, perhaps

Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world, c1899. Creator: Unknown
Buffalo Bill's wild west and congress of rough riders of the world, c1899. Circus poster showing Cossacks in battle on horseback, and head-and-shoulders portraits of Buffalo Bill and Nate Salsbury

Wild Bill's Monument James B Hickoc [ie Hickok], alias "Wild Bill, " born May 27, 1837 at... 1891
Wild Bill's Monument James B Hickoc [ie Hickok], alias "Wild Bill, " born May 27, 1837 at Homer, Ill Killed by Jack McCall at Deadwood, SD, Aug 2, 1876, where his body now lies, 1891

Wild Bill Hickok, Texas Jack Omohundro and Buffalo Bill Cody, c1870s (1954). Group portrait of three of the most colourful characters from the American West

William F. Buffalo Bill Cody, Rosa Bonheur, Chief Rocky Bear, Chief Red Shirt
William F. " Buffalo Bill" Cody, , Chief Rocky Bear, Chief Red Shirt, William " Broncho Bill" Irving, Roland Knoedler, and [Benjamin

John Nevil Maskelyne performs a spirit cabinet illusion, c1910. Creator: Unknown
John Nevil Maskelyne performs a spirit cabinet illusion, c1910. How the tricks are performed - " A coach-horn or megaphone is useful for picking things up

P. T. Barnum, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
P.T. Barnum, between 1855 and 1865. [Entertainer, showman, circus promoter and politician: founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus; Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut]

Hon. William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill), Rifle Shooter, from Worlds Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1887

James B. Wild Bill Hickock, ca. 1873. Creator: Jeremiah Gurney
James B. " Wild Bill" Hickock, ca. 1873

Hum-Bug (P. T. Barnum), from the Comic Natural History of the Human Race, 1851

Mr. Patterson and His Apparatus, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Patterson and His Apparatus, 1900. Mr George W Patterson of Chicago was the first person to put on displays of juggling with electrically lit clubs

Peter Williamson, Remarkable for his Captivity & Sufferings, 1821. Creator: Robert Cooper
Peter Williamson, Remarkable for his Captivity & Sufferings, 1821. Portrait of Scottish memoirist Peter Williamson (1730-1799) habited in the dress of a Delaware North American Indian

The Show, pub. c1821. Creator: John Augustus Atkinson (1775 - 1831) after
The Show, pub. C. 1821 (colour lithograph). Caroline Crachami (1815 - 1824)

Countryman in London, c1800. A rustic, with a walking stick, standing in alarm before a showman, who points upwards to a sign saying Royal Tiger, and hands him a bill inscribed Milses wild beasts

Punch and Judy, 1834. Artist: G Rymer
Punch and Judy, 1834. Plate no.4 from London Scenes; view of a group of children and adults watching a Punch and Judy Show

A Showman, Cries of London, 1804
A Showman. Showman at Hyde Park Corner, pictured with a device surmounted by a squirrel in a wheel and bells. From Cries of London, 1804

Just A goin to Begin!, 1887. Artist: Tom Merry
Just A goin to Begin!, 1887. WH Smith as a fairground showman, invites the public to his show; the principal parliamentary figures are there

Buffalo Bills, Col. W. F. Cody, 1890
Buffalo Bill s, Col. W.F. Cody, pub. 1890 (colour ithograph)

Buffalo Bill towards the end of his Wild West Show days, late 19th or early 20th century. One of the most colourful characters of the American West

Captain Paul Boyton, (1848-1924), inventor of the immersion suit, 1893. He was a showman and adventurer also known as the Fearless Frogman who was famous for his water stunts

Phineas Taylor Barnum, American showman, c1865 (1955)
Phineas Taylor Barnum, c1865 (1955). PT Barnum (1810-1891) was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world, the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus

Colonel William F Buffalo Bill Cody, late 19th or early 20th century (1954). One of the most colourful characters of the American West, Cody (1846-1917) was a soldier, buffalo hunter and showman

A Showman, Hyde Park Corner, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis

The young savage of Saint-Ouen, Paris, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
The young savage of Saint-Ouen, Paris, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th November 1898

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

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