thecircusblog | September 30, 2008
1937…Todd and Maxine Henry were my aunt and uncle and were performers on my Grandfather Henry’s circus. Maxine’s father was the band leader on the circus and Maxine would come to visit …. that is how Todd and Maxine met. After the World War II broke out, Todd joined the Marine Corps and served for […]
thecircusblog | September 30, 2008
Robert “Hap” Henry’s elephant Marie, doing a little promo with Larry Finley. Los Angels, CA. A few years later while doing a show with Rudy Bros, at a ballpark in one of the suburb cities of Los Angeles a horrible incident accrued. Hap finished the act with Marie his elephant and was running with Marie […]
thecircusblog | September 29, 2008
I really don’t know how I got this photo. It was among all the other old pictures. On the back it says 19o5. Blackfoot, Idaho. Note the platforms sleighs, and what looks like Merry-Go-Round horses in front of them. This amusement ride had a steam operated cable or belt that ran off a large fly wheel. […]
thecircusblog | September 29, 2008
Dandy would even surprise me with how high he could jump. Dandy was one of six trained Dalmatians that were in the Henry Bros Circus at Legend City Amusement Park, Tempe, Ariz.
thecircusblog | September 29, 2008
I remember we did 8 shows that 4th, not only Shorty, but chimps and dogs as well. We opened Legend City at 12 noon and stayed open until 1:30 am. My two sons, Solon and Gabe, worked the acts with me all that day. Good little troopers.
thecircusblog | September 29, 2008
The 4th of July 1976, we had a full park. The fellow on the left is Mike Cappi, he was my right hand man.
