Bertha Mattock
thecircusblog | April 30, 2011
Al G. Barnes Circus Los Angeles, Calif. 1935. The article reads Chimp, Sorry this is an Orangutan
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Capt. Bill Dietrick
thecircusblog | April 30, 2011
Bill Dietrick had to be the finest person in our business……He NEVER had an enemy. All who knew him loved him.
Mary Jo Knolls
thecircusblog | April 30, 2011
Mary Jo getting ready to go on. She was performing with the Big John Strong Circus that showed in Thousand Oaks, Calif. at the time this photo was taken in the early 1960’s.
Mary Jo Knolls
thecircusblog | April 30, 2011
The teenager had a great love for the circus and it paid off for her. By the time she was 15 or 16 she worked with such shows as Rudy Bros , Kay Bros, Big John Strong, Ted Dewayne and Siebrand Bros. Circus, Pulse TV and casual dates. The audience loved her because of her […]
Mary Jo
thecircusblog | April 30, 2011
Mary Jo at a very young age started to learn the tight wire and unicycle. As time went on she became one fine performer. In the beginning most of what she learned was self taught by watching others. Many circus performers gave her tips and she listened with eager enthusiasm. Photo taken in her home […]
Ken Willer
thecircusblog | April 30, 2011
This photo along with others was sent to me by an old friend Robin Badal, the brother of Jack Badal, wild animal trainer. It was a very windy day as you can see in this picture, but Ken held his one finger stand in a champagne bottle despite the weather. In the back ground is […]
Pretty Good Crowd
thecircusblog | April 30, 2011
I remember this day well. There weren’t any more seats available in the grandstand. We had to put down some of the side wall on the ground for extra seating. Al was very proud of his show and when he saw the crowds he would always pull me over and ask the same question, “What […]
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