thecircusblog | September 13, 2011
Here is another photo from the Capell Collection. This very well could be one of the acts on the Capell Circus. I was able to make out her last name only, Wood. If you know of this person, please inform me. Doc Capell had his circus on the road for many years and of […]
thecircusblog | September 13, 2011
I am not sure, but I think this lady and her elephant worked with Capell Bros Circus in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. The photo comes from C.B.C. collection.
thecircusblog | September 13, 2011
It is hard to say where this performance took place. I am certain that it was on the back end of a carnival midway and could have been Capell Bros Circus & Carnival combined.
thecircusblog | December 2, 2010
Now………… I have this wonderful instrument that myself and a friend brought back from Old Mexico. I want you to know it took a lot of influence on my part to obtain this Herdy Gerty. The announcement of this event would only take place if he had an audience of no less then 3 or […]
thecircusblog | December 2, 2010
Bill would drag this old hand crank band organ out from somewhere. Then he would do some adjustment that only he knew maybe and with a mighty push he would start cranking this Herdy Gerty as he called it. Then this loud horrible sounding music came out of this thing that was an unrecognizable tune of flutes and whistles bellowing forth. It […]
thecircusblog | December 2, 2010
In this photo Bill is now going in to his third encore witch no one really wants to hear. Dorothy Capell, Bill’s wife is beginning to turn off the lights in the room. This may help us to quietly leave.
thecircusblog | April 18, 2010
thecircusblog | April 2, 2010
Another project of Bills was this white Calliope wagon. He had a talent for restoring old show wagons. He said it was his hobby. I believe he was keeping circus history alive.
thecircusblog | April 2, 2010
Bill Capell was always buying old circus equipment. He then would restore it, play with it for a while, as this was his hobby and he enjoyed every minute of it. Much of the show wagons were either sold or donated and then Bill would start all over again on a new project.
