Cole Bros Circus

| June 14, 2010

                        Clyde Beatty with “Menelick” 1938.

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Clyde Beatty Cole Bros 1966 ?

| June 14, 2010

This looks like the Suarez family to me.

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Clyde Beatty’s Theater Poster #1

| May 29, 2010

Starring Clyde Beatty and Elaine Shephard with Manuel King the boy lion trainer.

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Clyde Beatty and Elaine Shephard

| May 29, 2010

                 A scene from “Darkest Africa” a serial shot by Republic studio and released in 1936.

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Clyde Beatty in “Lost Jungle”

| May 29, 2010

                                         Lost Jungle was shot in 1934.

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Clyde Beatty / Cole Bros Poster

| May 29, 2010

This poster now hangs on my office door, but not for long as soon it will be covered with a special paper that will protect it until it is framed.

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“The Big Cage”

| May 29, 2010

This is a still photo taken from a scene frm the movie “The Big Cage ” starring Clyde Beatty. Universal Studios shot this film in 1933.

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Clyde Beatty on Hagenbeck & Wallace

| May 29, 2010

Clyde Beatty in the arena on the Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus. This photo was shot in 1928.

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Clyde Beatty 1930

| May 29, 2010

Hagenbeck & Wallace winter quarters in Peru, Indiana 1930. It is said that Clyde would never lay off for any amount of time, maybe a day or two . He was always in practice with his cats if he was not doing shows or publicity shots.

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Clyde Beatty

| May 29, 2010

After the passing of Clyde Beatty in 1965, there was another trainer with a great deal of talent to take Beatty’s place in the arena. Dave Hoover was no amateur…. he was swift and commanded the steel cage.

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