thecircusblog | July 19, 2012
Poorly written on the back of this photo is Johnny Agee and Jay Smith, 1931. On the right of photo I believe Jay is the younger brother of Mark Smith, horse trainer as well. It looks like a lady in the left buggy……… John Herriott might be able to help out her. Thanks John for […]
thecircusblog | July 19, 2012
The shows light plant. This is a Beardsley photo taken Saturday, June 4-1929 Attleboro, Mass.This according to his writing on the back of photo.
thecircusblog | July 19, 2012
Photo taken during circus parade 1917 Louisville, Ky. There is one more photo like this one later into the circus blog. I just discovered this second photo and thought I should post this one as well. The person on the horse in both of these photos is quite ridged. It leads me to wonder if […]
thecircusblog | July 19, 2012
The circus back yard during set up and tear down is driven by organized confusion. Everything has its place and everything is placed perfectly into what becomes the circus. Nothing can quite compare to the rhythmic synchronization of the show. So why is it that we are disparaged so often in the media and ridiculed […]
thecircusblog | June 13, 2012
I have a date on this photo of 1937. I don’t know if the date is correct or not….. I will leave it up to Bob Cline to determine. This is a cage wagon with a middle separation.
thecircusblog | June 9, 2012
This is the show’s ticket wagon…. 1937. No longer in use, photo taken in winter quarters. Many of the dates on the photos that I post, might only mean when they were shot. Not necessarily the age of the of the subject. I want to thank Bob Cline for his comment.
thecircusblog | October 12, 2011
This lion was renowned big cat trainer, Allen King’s fighting lion. He was featured on the Navy pier at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933. The act was exhibited in the Standard Oil Co show. In 1934 Allen King sold Dillinger to the Lincoln Park Zoo, where he got his name from the keepers at […]
thecircusblog | October 10, 2011
In 1924 Allen King started his career with Gollmar Bros Circus. Later he went to the Sells & Floto Circus with his lion act. This portrait shot of him was taken from an article in Popular Mechanics Magazine titled “How to create a fighting act”. Please don’t ask me how or why it got into […]
