Christopher James
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
Henry Tyndall is the only full blood Native American chimp trainer I know of. This photo was taken at the Jungleland Compound in Thousand Oaks, Calif. in 1970. Henry was one fine chimp trainer and I’m proud to say I was a friend of his.
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
Well…not really a triple. The performers’ names are unknown to me, but it is the Siebrand Circus in the early 1950’s.
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
This is an actual photo of Ziggy trying to kill “Slim” Lewis. A lucky shot taken by a patron of the zoo. “Slim,” seen here between the tusks of Ziggy, “Slim” was lucky, too. Ziggy’s tusks stuck into the ground, allowing Slim to crawl out and jump to safety in the moat that surrounded the […]
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
Thank you Kandra for informative comment. I got another comment from Amy Bogino Thanks.
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
My dear friend Bill “Wallace” Thompson of Wallace and Ladmoe. In November of 2010, I helped produce a show for the City of Phoenix, AZ. Wallace is known by all in Arizona for his children’s TV show “Wallace and Ladmoe” on KPHO Ch 5, which ran for many decades in Phoenix. Bill came out […]
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011