Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey Fire
thecircusblog | September 8, 2009
Photo of what is left of the seats and stringers. Hartford, CT. July 1944. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_circus_fire
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Sally Rand
thecircusblog | September 8, 2009
“Sweethearts on Parade,” in 1932, Sally soon accepted a position at the Paramount Club, in response to an advertisement for “exotic acts and dancers.” It was at the Paramount Club that she first performed the “fan dance,” using two large ostrich feather fans purchased at a second-hand shop. Following a “Lady Godiva” inspired stunt at […]
A Fuzz Ball
thecircusblog | September 8, 2009
A big trick for such a little elephant….but Smokey Jones was a great trainer. See comment from Joanne and PeeWee Pinson. Thank you your friend IVAN.
The Fuzzy Elephant
thecircusblog | September 8, 2009
This baby elephant was trained by Smokey Jones. The young lady in the picture is Smokey’s daughter.
The Eriksons
thecircusblog | September 8, 2009
I asked my friend Joanne Wilson Pinson to write a little history on the Erikson’s and she did in the following story. Thanks Joanne….Ivan……. The Eriksons lived north of us on hwy 41. They had a mobile home park and were best friends with our Mom and Dad. Concha is the mother of Dorothy Yerkes and […]
Pollenberg’s Bears
thecircusblog | September 8, 2009
I believe this picture was taken on the Polack Bros Circus in the early 1950’s. Later in the mid 1950’s they were on the Siebrand Circus. Hana and Emil had two teen age children who traveled with them on the circus.
Pollenberg’s Bears #2
thecircusblog | September 8, 2009
This photo was taken before Emil and Hanna Pollenberg came to the Siebrand Bros Circus. They were on the show in the mid 1950’s. They presented a very strong bear act with just about every trick in the book. I never saw them again after they left the show.I do have one photo of them performing […]
Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus
thecircusblog | September 7, 2009
Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918 at 3:56 a. m. on June 22nd, 1918 near Hammond, Indiana It was sure carnage. Crowds of people look at the horrible scene in disbelief. The grim remains of what is left of a great circus. In the pre-dawn hours just before 4 a.m. on June 22nd 1918 the […]
W. H. Woodcock
thecircusblog | September 7, 2009
W.H.Woodcock Story
thecircusblog | September 7, 2009
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