thecircusblog | January 27, 2012
Joe is lifting the safety door of the cat cage. This door was 6 foot long by 6 or 8 inches high and was used for cleaning the inside of the animal cage. It also made it much safer and easier to feed the cats by sliding the chunks of meat though the opening. This horizontal […]
thecircusblog | January 27, 2012
Clark Gable visited the Gil Gray Circus and fell in love with Dolly Dumbo. Photo was taken sometime from 1947 to 1949.
thecircusblog | January 23, 2012
Tusko was on the Al G. Barnes Circus. There were only a few men that could handle him and even then it was a chore. There are great stories about Tusko. Just go onto internet and enter his name or Al G. Barnes. Great history.
thecircusblog | January 23, 2012
I hate to admit it but I never saw this act and for that matter I don’t know the name of the act. I can tell you this, this chimp is unbelievable. In this photo ….while in his balance he is drinking from a glass. The photo was shot sometime in the early 1950’s. I […]
thecircusblog | January 23, 2012
Here Tusko is behaving himself but still could not be trusted. He finely became a resident of the Woodland Park Zoo, where he spent the rest of his life.
thecircusblog | January 23, 2012
Black Diamond, an Al G. Barnes elephant was condemned to death because he had killed and no longer could be trusted with people. I get alot of emails asking questions about different circus elephants. I am knowledgeable to a certain extent on this matter, but I would like to direct you to someone I believe […]
