thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
Back in the late 1800’s grandfather would lead his parade with Gyp and circus band seen here. At that time he had no vehicles, they moved the show by horse and wagon. Much of the livestock was herded from town to town. It was not until the early 1900’s when he started to use Model T’s and converted wagons into […]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
J.E. was no longer a “Wagon Mud Show.”A circus parade that was some what different. Grandfather wanted to look modern so he pulled all of the circus wagons with autos instead of horses. He was in his “hay-day” at this time. Most of the horses were trained and used in the show. Trained liberty horse acts were not used […]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
Look out farmers….. here comes granddad. Any barn, fence or anything that stood still would get papered. The side of this barn must be seventy feet long. It must have cost grandfather at least twenty circus tickets to paper this barn. Here again J.E. was staying ahead of the curve in his advertising by using the […]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
This photo is of my mother and was taken on the Badley Bros Circus, a railroad show in Canada. Dad and Mon left grandfather’s circus for one season and took their rolling globe and trained dog acts. She also sang in the production numbers. My mother was born in Canada and this gave her the chance to […]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
Arthur”Bum” Henry was the oldest of all the Henry boys. How he ever got the nickname Bum I’ll never know but that is what all who knew him called him. He and Marie did a tight wire act. Arthur also did rings and single traps. J. E. Henry Bros Circus early 1930’s.
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
On the rolling globe is my uncle Glenn and the top mounter is my father Clifford. Dad was about five or six Glenn about twelve when this photo was taken. Henry Bros Circus, 1920.
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
Daughter of James Edward and Mabel Chase Fairbanks Henry. Bertha was the oldest of all the Henry children. Bertha started preforming at the age of 12 in her fathers one ring circus. By the time my aunt Bertha was 18 she had learned seven different acts that included three animal acts and later accomplished “Iron […]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
My aunt Bertha was married to Al Conners, Conners was his stage name. His legal was Al Covert. He was a vaudevillian before he met Bertha May Henry. Al did a balancing wagon wheel and juggling act and also tight wire. They had a son Jimmy seen in this photo taken on the J.E. Henry circus in the […]
thecircusblog | July 8, 2009
This picture is of my grandfather’s circus in a circus parade. 1907 I believe that this picture has been PIRATED and sold along with other old circus photos of my grandfather. If you see Quillen in this bottom right corner it is a true photo, however in this photo someone has put their own name and a proof mark. Mr Harry […]
thecircusblog | July 6, 2009
In the fall of 1938 Mom and Dad were married and of course Max and Gertie Craig were there………Thanks Joanne for the photo. This photo was lost for many years now I have it back.
