Posted By thecircusblog on February 25, 2009
Here is a stunning picture of a well trained tiger. Year 1959 on the Tom Pack Gran Circo, Imperial Arena Mexico. This is a photo of, Josip Macran It is very easy to confuse the two trainers Bouty and Marcan because their wardrobe was very similar and they both worked bare chested.
Posted By thecircusblog on February 25, 2009
This tiger probably weighed around 400 lbs. I wish I could have seen this act in person.
Posted By thecircusblog on February 25, 2009
What can you say? About something that is already perfect.
Posted By thecircusblog on February 25, 2009
Mr. Marcan displaying great showmanship.The horse was named King and the tiger Sultan. I want to thank Wade Burk for naming the pictures for me. Josip Marcan became one of the greatest trainers of his generation. He still lives in the USA.
Posted By thecircusblog on February 25, 2009
Bob Emrico was a good friend and a nice guy. Bob never had a bad word to say about anyone. He was on Siebrand Bros circus for many years. If you didn’t see Bob in the back yard of the circus you could bet he was off fishing. He loved his fishing and you also could find my dad with him.
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Posted By thecircusblog on February 25, 2009
This is Bobby Gibbs and his liberty ponies, Bobby your wardrobe looks great,
Posted By thecircusblog on February 23, 2009
Bobby’s Dog and Bear act. This mix of animals is sure different, I bet it is a crowd pleaser.
Posted By thecircusblog on February 23, 2009
Bobby Gibb’s Zebras. I never met Mr. Gibbs but maybe someday I will. I have heard a lot of nice things about him. I have a question why do the zebras look alike in their strips? B0bby is this a gag. I have looked & looked at this picture & I think it is either donkeys or ponies that are painted. See comment below by Bill Strong.
Posted By thecircusblog on February 23, 2009
This is a picture of Ed and Francis Clark. Dad and I worked a lot of fairs and circuses with these wonderful friends. The last time we saw them was in the early 1960’s. Francis treated her animals just like children. When the kids in the audience saw the bear act…they would equate it two “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. It was a great act for kids.
