thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
The one and only “Bring-um back Alive” Frank Buck! This is a great photo of him. I have another of him and John Ringling North. It is said that they were the best of friends. The photo of both can be found in some of the circus blog categories.
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
This trick is known as block building …while you are balancing in a hand stand. The name of the act is unknown to me.
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
Billy performing for some publicity shots. Doc Capell’s, Capell Bros Circus early 1940’s. This photo had to be taken in the mid-west. Doc did not come west until the late 40’s to a town called Coolidge, in Arizona. There the Capell family made their home and their winter quarters for over forty years.
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
This photo was taken inside the big top of the Doc Capell Circus.
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
At the time of this photo the Eriksons were living in Tampa. Fla. according to the notes on the back of this photo.
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
Arumi Singh was featured with the Wallace Bros Circus during the 1952 season. Singh came from India and in his first year in America he worked a large lion act. Ben C. Davenport was president and general manager of the show. It is said that he was also the sole owner of Wallace Bros.
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
Capt Eddie was with the Capell Bros Circus & Carnival. Doc Capell got away from the big top and used a stage and a ring curb for the animals to work in instead. Doc also had a circus back drop or side wall that had numerous circus painting. This circus sat at the back of […]
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
Most of the carnivals had some sort of entertainment on the back end of their midways. They most preferred was circus and aerial acts such as Capt Eddie. It was good public relations to put a free circus on the back of the carnival as it would cool some of the heat on the midway […]
thecircusblog | September 18, 2011
To my knowledge The Siebrand Bros Carnival was one of the first to put a full circus on the back of their show. There were others, but the Siebrands in their beginning carried about 30 to 40 performers. The carnival and circus started in the early 1930’s and continued with more and more shows having […]
thecircusblog | September 14, 2011
Ed Clark, what a sweetheart he was. Ed’s personality was like opening a bottle of soda. He was constantly effervescent and always in a good mood. Francis, his wife, can barely be seen here behind her bear…. Excuse the pun. I have another photo of them where Francis is seen better in the blog. I […]
