thecircusblog | September 16, 2009
This is one of Terrell’s publicity photos used on the Barnes Bros Circus. In 1938 Terrell was with Al G. Barnes and Sells Floto. The same photo was used then. I tried to count all the cats in this arena, there are over 30. Many are hidden behind the safety cage while others are covering each other.
thecircusblog | September 16, 2009
Source photo http://www3.gendisasters.com/pennsylvania/9716/altoona-pa-near-circus-train-wrecks-may-1893
thecircusblog | September 16, 2009
SEVEN KILLED AND NINETEEN INJURED The Cars Went Down a Steep Grade and Over an Embankment. LIONS AND TIGERS GOT LOOSE. Fifty Horses Were Killed Outright, and Others Were so Injured that They Will Have to be Killed — The Elephants and Camels Safe — Many Animals Es- caped to the Woods — A Tiger […]
thecircusblog | September 16, 2009
In 1989 while I was managing Lakemont Amusement Park in Altoona, Pa. , the locial newspaper did a story on me and I mentioned that I born in the circus. Later I was asked by some park attendees if I knew about the train wreck that had happened several years ag0 near Tyrone, PA. My answer to them was “no” and […]
thecircusblog | September 16, 2009
There are other circus blogs that have this circus history on them. …. Bravo….. we must continue saving all of our circus heritage. photo source http://www3.gendisasters.com/pennsylvania/9716/altoona-pa-near-circus-train-wrecks-may-1893
thecircusblog | September 11, 2009
This photo was in the Amusement Business Feb ,15, 1964., I remember it as the “Billboard”.
thecircusblog | September 11, 2009
In the photo is Slim Lewis under the tusks of Ziggy. Fortunately he escaped from the wrath of this elephant. This bad attitude is often brought on when male elephants are in musk.
thecircusblog | September 11, 2009
I thought I would put into the circus blog a little history. Show business encompasses many facets and it’s easy to forget some of our grass roots. I personally would have loved to see a Minstrel Show. photo sourc http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/i?pp/var:@field(NUMBER+@band(var+1784)):displayType=1:m856sd=var:m856sf=1784
thecircusblog | September 11, 2009
The Minstrel show was an important part in the circus and vaudeville world. Many performers from both stage and arena came from minstrel shows. Photo source http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/i?pp/var:@field(NUMBER+@band(var+1784)):displayType=1:m856sd=var:m856sf=1784
thecircusblog | September 11, 2009
My grandfarther James Edward Henry did minstrel when he was a young man. He told my father that he did black face and sang in a group of others. He did not perform with the Primrose Minstrel Show. Photo source http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/i?pp/var:@field(NUMBER+@band(var+1784)):displayType=1:m856sd=var:m856sf=1784
