Sells & Floto Circus
thecircusblog | June 30, 2010
The ladies and clowns of the Sells Floto Circus. Photo taken at South Ozone Park, New York. 1932.
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Circus Greats
thecircusblog | June 14, 2010
Left to right Mable Stark tiger trainer, Terrel Jacobs lions trainer, Bert Nelson mix group of lions and tigers. All three acts worked at the same time in three different rings to open the show. Al.G. Barnes Sells Floto combined. Circus, 1938.
Sells Floto Circus
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
From left to right: the Schwarz Trio, the Hobson family and the Hodgini family. This photo was taken June 20,1931 in Patterson, New Jersey. It’s a great picture of a great group of performers. I want to thank Michael for contributing this photo to the circus blog. I have no knowledge of the names of the […]
Ringling Bros Barnum &.Bailey
thecircusblog | May 29, 2010
All the different names of show on this poster could be confusing, But this was just another way to advertise the show, sort of like an endorsement of one circus to another…….however they were all owned by the same company. 1938.
The Young Clyde Beatty
thecircusblog | May 10, 2010
This is a very early photo of Clyde Beatty. It was taken in 1926 0n the Hagenbeck & Wallace circus owned by the American Circus Corp…. Bert Bowers and Jerry Mugivan. In 1928 the show was sold to John Ringling. Actually the following is is a little known fact. There was a dispute between Ringling […]
Sells Floto Circus
thecircusblog | March 12, 2010
Between shows after clean up. This is a great interior shot of the circus tent. The year 1929.
Sells Floto Circus Line-up
thecircusblog | March 12, 2010
The line up is shown here. Elephants and their handlers waiting patiently for the start of the circus parade. Photo 1929.
Sells Floto Circus
thecircusblog | March 7, 2010
Circus Band Wagon. The year is not known by me. I am only guessing that it is in the mid 1930’s
Tom Mix..This says it all
thecircusblog | January 12, 2010
This is a rare photo. This is a billboard advertising the circus. Bill boards were not too common in those days and much smaller, nothing like the ones of today. This photo was taken along a country road somewhere near the town in which the circus played. Date of photo Sept 1931.
Tom Mix
thecircusblog | January 11, 2010
This portrait photo was given to the press for the Tom Mix ads for the Sells Floto Circus 1931.
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