The Flamingo Hotel
thecircusblog | August 16, 2009
This is what the hotel looked like in the old days 1945. Photo was taken by my mother with a Kodak box camera, I know……….. she still has it.
Mable Stark and Chubby Guilfoyle
thecircusblog | August 12, 2009
This is a photo taken from a newspaper. It was mainly about Mable Stark and The World Jungle Compound. The man in this photo is Chubby Guilfoyle, one of the finest big cat trainers ever known. He not only broke cats he taught the men who aspired to be cat trainers one being Pat Anthony. In the spring of 1950 Chubby […]
Ringling Ticket Wagon
thecircusblog | August 12, 2009
My mother took this shot in 1949….where I don’t know, but I do remember my Mom and Dad visiting some friends that were on the show.
Siebrand Bros Circus
thecircusblog | August 12, 2009
North Platte, Nebraska in the earlyor late 1949 or 1950’s. I am hoping Buckles Woodcock will give me some information about this photo. Up date 8/23/09 This photo is the Miller elephants Siebrand Bros Circus. Up date 8/ 27/09 from Judy Jacobs these are the parents of Buckles Woodcock, Babe and W.H.Woodcock.
Elephants, the Backbone of the Circus by Col. W.H. Woodcock
thecircusblog | August 10, 2009
Fred Logan rehearsing one of the young bulls on the Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros Circus.