Al G. Barnes Circus Poster #10
thecircusblog | June 2, 2012
This poster should not have been folded. The year of this poster is unknown to me.
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Al G. Barnes Circus #11
thecircusblog | June 2, 2012
In the left corner of photo can be seen another person taking a photo of the circus ad paper.
Wire Performers
thecircusblog | April 28, 2012
These photos could have been taken on the Miller Circus or the Dales Circus in the late 1940’s. The photos came from the Tommy Bentley collection.
Barnes or Ringling
thecircusblog | January 27, 2012
These teams of horses are waiting along a railroad siding where the circus train flatbeds are loaded with wagons. Each car or flat may have up to four wagons on it. Long wagon wheel rails are mounted at the back of the flat bed and the wagon is then rolled down the two rails to […]
Route Card Cover
thecircusblog | January 27, 2012
Al G. Barnes Route Card 25th Week
thecircusblog | January 27, 2012
From the Val Streit collection. These route cards were sent like clock work to “Whitey’s wife. Casper “Whitey” Jansen, was the Boss Canvasman on the Barnes show.
Al G. Barnes Circus Envelope
thecircusblog | January 27, 2012
This I believe is the envelope that contained” Whitey’s” last pay. Val Streit collection.
Tusko
thecircusblog | January 23, 2012
Tusko was on the Al G. Barnes Circus. There were only a few men that could handle him and even then it was a chore. There are great stories about Tusko. Just go onto internet and enter his name or Al G. Barnes. Great history.
Tusko again
thecircusblog | January 23, 2012
Here Tusko is behaving himself but still could not be trusted. He finely became a resident of the Woodland Park Zoo, where he spent the rest of his life.
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