Parker Watts Circus
Posted By thecircusblog on May 12, 2013
I just found this photo. My grandfather J.E. Henry shot it just before he papered over it. This was standard practice with circuses, but J.E. made an art out of it. Very often shows would day and date each other e.g. whoever had the most paper and the better location got the crowd. J.E. bought many of the lots he showed from the farmers. A few front acres near the road with the provision that no one could use them but his show. However the farmer could still grow his crops on that land. It worked out for awhile, then property got expensive and other show came up with a little more money. Who’s to know? This photo’s actual size is 3 by 2 and a half. I enlarged it.
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