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  • Advertisement poster for Batty's Amphitheatre Show, London, performing in Presteigne on 31 July 1848.  Details of the acts to be seen are provided, including three elephants which were said to be the smallest in the world!  Printed by Steam Press, Smithfield, London.
Victorian circus poster from Presteigne, 31 July 1848
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles.
Elephants performing at the Robert Bros. Circus at Welshpool, 5 May 1956
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles.
Horses performing at the Robert Bros. Circus at Welshpool, 5 May 1956
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles.
Clowns performing at the Robert Bros. Circus at Welshpool, 5 May 1956
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles.
Members of Robert Bros. Circus at Welshpool, 5 May 1956
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles.
The audience enjoying the Robert Bros. Circus at Welshpool, 5 May 1956