thecircusblog | May 1, 2012
This photo of Mel and his panther was taken during a training session in a back area of Jungleland, World Jungle Compound mid 1950’s. Photo given to me by my friend Jerry Osborne who is the nephew of Billy Richards who owned the compound with Trader Horne for a short time.
thecircusblog | May 1, 2012
On the left is Trader Horn. The person on the right was a trainer at the compound but I can not remember name….Sorry. This photo along with others were given to the nephew of Billy Richards, Jerry Osborne, and now Jerry shares them with me. Thanks. Roger Smith named the person next to Trader Horne. […]
thecircusblog | May 1, 2012
Mel was always working with his cats. His type of training was geared toward the motion picture business and he surely did a lot of it. Just about every movie made with a lion, leopard or tiger was with Mel and his cats. The circus wagon in this photo was one of many that Louie […]
thecircusblog | May 1, 2012
Dick is working on a trick promoting the 4th of July at Jungleland…. or at this time World Jungle Compound. The idea was for the tiger to carry the firecracker in his mouth and to put it down on command. This training was for a newspaper ad. This photo was taken in 1965. The area […]
