Clyde Beatty Circus #3

| November 17, 2011

   The big top looks a little rough, but thats what happens on one-day stands.

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Clyde Beatty Circus #4

| November 17, 2011

This is the back yard of Beatty’s show. It is very possible that the trailer and car belong to Clyde.

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Clyde Beatty Circus #5

| November 17, 2011

Looks like everyone is getting ready for spec.

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Clyde Beatty Circus #6

| November 17, 2011

I bet Ward Hall would know the year of this photo.

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Clyde Beatty Circus #7

| November 17, 2011

The long mount to warm them up and dumping out before going into the arena.

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Clyde Beatty Circus #8 OK

| November 17, 2011

The name of the bull man in this photo is unknown to me. I just fond out the elephant man is Earl Shipley

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Clyde Beatty Circus #9

| November 17, 2011

A back yard trick for the circus fan.I believe the bull man is Earl Shipley he was the on the Beatty show of years.

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Clyde Beatty Circus #10

| November 17, 2011

The most important place on any circus is the cook house. Performers and the working men alike would get two square meals a day. Very often when meals were not being served, the cook house would turn into a G Top. Yes, there was always a little extra activity. When circus performers would negotiate with […]

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Clyde Beatty Circus #11

| November 17, 2011

Here again I am not sure, but I think this man was the ringmaster for the Clyde Beatty Circus. Please make a comment.

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Doc Capell Letter Head

| November 17, 2011

In the 1940’s and into the early 1960’s Doc promoted shopping centers to use his carnival and circus as a means to attract people in a higher volume to the stores………. It worked! On the midway, discount coupons were given out for merchandise in the different stores. In turn, stores offered discount tickets with a […]

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