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Mabel Stark
thecircusblog | December 2, 2008
I admired this woman and her animal training skills immensely. The way she moved in the arena around the tigers was sheer poetry. I saw her last performance at Jungleland, Thousand Oaks, CA.
May Kovar
thecircusblog | October 18, 2008
This picture is of May Kovar, following the family tradition of big cat trainers. Her father was Harry Black Cat Kovar, her mother’s name was May Kovar Sr. Photo taken……1971.
May Kovar Sr.
thecircusblog | October 18, 2008
May Kovar Sr. performing with one of her leopards….early 1940’s. I believe this photo was taken on the Ringling Show.
J.E. Henry Bros Circus Lions
thecircusblog | September 27, 2008
My Mother wrote their names on the bottom of this photo, 1940 The lion wagons were bought from the Baddeley Bros Circus in 1939.
More Henry Lions
thecircusblog | August 28, 2008
The Henry lions were exhibition animals in the menagerie and also performing animals. In the early days there was no steel arena. They were brought out into the circus ring on a lunge line to perform their tricks. They never worked as a large group. Later an arena was built only 8 to 12 cats […]
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