Circus Performances and Acrobatics

Dynamic images of circus acts featuring horses, acrobats, and clowns, highlighting various performances and animal acts from the mid-20th century.

United States: c.1940's. A real dog and pony show, complete with clowns and a unicycle.

Anefo photo collection. Kitchen princess raise lantern. December 15, 1947

Caribbean natives developed both the rhythmic and the unprofitable qualities of Jazz. May 07, 1952. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Stockwhip Series. July 23, 1938.

CLARK GABLE in THE MISFITS (1961), directed by JOHN HUSTON.

BUD ABBOTT and LOU COSTELLO in KEEP 'EM FLYING (1941).

RANDOLPH SCOTT in DECISION AT SUNDOWN (1957), directed by BUDD BOETTICHER.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Merry-go-round at the fair in Paramaribo. October 1, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname

Anefo photo collection. Circus Strassburger Various recordings. January 22, 1952

Elsevier photo collection. Carnival. Entry Prince Wannes 1 jester Bergen op Zoom. motto "Ach GE Moar Leut". February 8, 1964. Bergen op Zoom

Anefo photo collection. Premiere ABC cabaret 'De Kat van Huis' in The Hague; Wim Kan, Corry Vonk, Albert Mol (left). July 29, 1955. The Hague, South Holland

Alfredo Codona, Abelardo Codona and Vera Bruce, members of Flying Codonas troupe, performing, Alfredo Codona and Vera Bruce, members of Flying ""Codonas"" troupe, who are world famed acrobats appearing in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short subject. ""Trapez Short"" under the direction of Jack Cummings. Many sensational feast are featured and members of the troupe including the two Codona brothers and Miss Bruce

Original Film Title: LONE RANGER, THE-TV. English Title: LONE RANGER, THE-TV. Year: 1949. Stars: CLAYTON MOORE.

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DAVID LEAN in DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), directed by DAVID LEAN.

NANOOK OF THE NORTH (1922), directed by ROBERT J. FLAHERTY.

JEAN PETERS in ANNE OF THE INDIES (1951), directed by JACQUES TOURNEUR.

Brochure from 1939 titled 'Ski'.

Banjo serenade (EV007398_H)

Jack Johnson

JAMES STEWART in THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS (1957), directed by BILLY WILDER.

Scene from movie ""Let Freedom Ring"" directed by Charles F. Riesner with Une Merkel and Jack Benny kissing on top of ladder, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, Kissing up ladder to love. Une Merkel and Jack Benny find top of ladder excellent place in which to practice one of love scenes in their latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, ""Let Freedom Ring"", which Charles F. Riesner is directing

KIRK DOUGLAS in SPARTACUS (1960), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsal at Circus Strassburger in Carre, Dog number by Ivonne Williams. December 22, 1960

1950s bicycle performer. A man is balancing a girl on his shoulder while cycling around on a theatre stage. The act is called Bronnleys bicycle balance act. Sweden 1951

Anefo photo collection. Circus rhinestone. July 30, 1946

Wrestle mania (EV007827_H)

ALAN PARKER and MATTHEW MODINE in BIRDY (1984), directed by ALAN PARKER.

Forbidden World 1959.

MICHAEL RENNIE and PATRICIA NEAL in THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951), directed by ROBERT WISE.

Miami Beach, Florida: November 15, 1951 The Wayne-Marlin trio rehearses atop the chimney of the Lord Tarleton Hotel. George Wayne Long holds Glen Marlin Sundby and his sister Dolores with no apparent effort twenty stories above the ground.

Anefo photo collection. Carnival in Bergen op Zoom, entry of Prince Carnival. February 7, 1959. Bergen op Zoom

HAROLD LLOYD in FEET FIRST (1930), directed by CLYDE BRUCKMAN.

With music, folklore, discussion, politics, food, acrobatics, art and entertainment, the DKP newspaper Unsere Zeit (UZ) celebrated its traditional festival in the Duesseldorf Rhine meadows on 21 + 22 September 1974 and attracted a relatively large number of visitors, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Carnival Bergen op Zoom, entry Prince Villis. March 2, 1957. Bergen op Zoom

Anefo photo collection. Television program De Mounties Show. Piet Bambergen (L) and René van Vooren standing in a balloon basket. December 11, 1970

Utrecht is in the sign of fair and other festivities this week. The old, well -known Utrechtsche Kermis has risen again in the form of a so -called party week. Last year, the party week determined only fairgrounds, this year the program has been expanded with sports parties, reid dances, singing and music versions .../ in the whirligig you should not be afraid. It is a pleasure to float around, it gives a small idea of a flying machine.

Anefo photo collection. Circus Boltini in Amsterdam. Wolfgang Bartschelly with trick of 100 glasses. July 18, 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsals from the "Reconstruction" opera in the context of the Holland Festival in Theater Carré in Amsterdam. Rehearsal with the decor piece, the image of Che Guevara. June 19, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

TARZAN'S SECRET TREASURE (1941), directed by RICHARD THORPE.

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THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951), directed by ROBERT WISE.

Anefo photo collection. Circus elbow. Ballerinas show their number. May 27, 1968

Vintage photograph. Male and female puppets dancing

Wayne Morris, on-set of the western film, "Desert Pursuit", Monogram Pictures, 1952

FRED WILLIAMSON in THAT MAN BOLT (1973), directed by HENRY LEVIN.

BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936 (1935), directed by W. S. VAN DYKE.

Alfredo Codona and Vera Bruce, members of Flying Codonas troupe, performing, Alfredo Codona and Vera Bruce, members of Flying ""Codonas"" troupe, who are world famed acrobats appearing in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short subject. ""Trapez Short"" under the direction of Jack Cummings. Many sensational feast are featured and members of the troupe including the two Codona brothers and Miss Bruce

Amateur night performer. FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp for migratory farm workers. Odell, Oregon 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oregon , Odell, Oregon , Hood River County

Bimbo the clown (above) isn't happy about being so small, if he was only bigger he could reach up to his boss, Ronnie Eliot - that's Ronnie legs in the picture Miss Elliots puppets will be in the contest of Bondi next Sunday - aid of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Bimbo the clown (above) isn't happy about being so small, or maybe he's sore at having a job with too many strings attached. Which ever it is he'll have difficulty in whispering in the ear of this boss, Ronnie Eliot (she owns the le

CONQUEST OF THE AIR (1940), directed by ZOLTAN KORDA.

BRINGING UP BABY (1938), directed by HOWARD HAWKS.

Anefo photo collection. Henk Elsink Show on television. Henk Elsink in scene as one of Drieling. October 30, 1963

12/23/1962. Ameyugo, Burgos, rooster mass.

Dance mask "Toboggan man" by Lavinia Schulz. .

03/26/1913. Posada at the end of a set in the bullfight on the 26th in Madrid.

Advertisement, circa 1935, New Zealand, by Gordon Burt, Gordon H. Burt Ltd.

Houdini's vanishing elephant Houdini's latest sensational illusion at the New York Hippodrome. One of the outstanding features of Charles Dillingham's Colossal Musical Revue "Cheer-Up". Society of American Magicians. text. Photographs, Clippings. 1918-01. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Magic tricks, Society of American Magicians, Magicians, Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 , Hippodrome Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.) , Dillingham, C. B. (Charles Bancroft), 1868-1934 , Magic , Magicians

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Launching Pilot Balloon

Anefo photo collection. Premiere van Toon Hermans Tiende One Man Show in Tilburg. February 21, 1966. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Johnny "The Selfkicker" van Doorn, Dutch writer, poet and adventure artist, presents a record. Johnny The Selfkicker during an act. August 7, 1969

Vintage photograph. Male and female puppets dancing

Anefo photo collection. Gijsbrecht van Amstel in Stadsschouwburg, Paul Hoef and Mimi Boesnach. December 31, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955), directed by JOSEPH M. NEWMAN.

XAVIER ELORRIAGA in THE BURNED CITY (1976) -Original title: LA CIUTAT CREMADA-, directed by ANTONI RIBAS.

MICHAEL RENNIE in THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951), directed by ROBERT WISE.

GENE KELLY, FRANK SINATRA and JULES MUNSHIN in ON THE TOWN (1949), directed by GENE KELLY and STANLEY DONEN.

Anefo photo collection. Pastroom exhibition Utrecht. November 9, 1952. Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Circus Strassburger Amsterdam. December 26, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. Scottish dancers on stage.

METELLO (1970), directed by MAURO BOLOGNINI.

THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955), directed by JOSEPH M. NEWMAN.

Robert Milli, Margot Hartman, on-set of the film, "The Curse Of The Living Corpse", 20th Century-Fox, 1964

Woman Playing Tuba While Another Woman is Plugging her Ears, USA, circa 1928

Anefo photo collection. Grand Gala Des Artists, T. Kelling, Elizabeth Mooy. July 18, 1962

ROCK HUDSON in A FAREWELL TO ARMS (1957), directed by CHARLES VIDOR.

Anefo photo collection. Artists enter circus numbers at National Song Contest in Carré, Amsterdam; During the rehearsal Willem Duys with elephant. February 15, 1972. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

WINGED VICTORY (1944), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

BUSTER KEATON in COLLÈGE (1927), directed by JAMES W. HORNE.

JACKIE CHAN in THE BIG BRAWL (1980).

Vintage Arm Wrestlers in Studio c.1956

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Two Shirtless Bodybuilders Arm Wrestle c.1954

American actor Adam West (William West Anderson) wearing the costume of the comics superhero Batman and holding a bomb in the TV serie Batman. 1966. Batman, 1966, directed by Robert Butler, USA, TV serial, with Adam West, ABC

OLIVER HARDY in IT'S SPRING AGAIN (1939) -Original title: ZENOBIA-, directed by GORDON DOUGLAS.

CARLOS ARRUZA in SANGRE TORERA (1950), directed by JOAQUIN PARDAVE.

CARY GRANT in NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

ALL THE WAY HOME (1963).

Harold Lloyd and john Aasen (Giant) in 'why worry' a 1923 American comedy silent film

Description: Inter-racial children's pageant. Location: Tanganyika africa

Germany, Berlin, 1.8.1992, Wise Fool Puppet Intervention, street theatre from San Francisco, under the motto: Let there be money, crocodile

DAVID NAUGHTON in AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981), directed by JOHN LANDIS. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

Two people looking in shock at a diver in a divers suit (EV006676_H)

JEROME ROBBINS in WEST SIDE STORY (1961), directed by ROBERT WISE.

Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal for permanent applause, cameraman. July 15, 1962

Martha Clearwater

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