Clyde Beatty 1937 #4

| March 12, 2012

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Clyde Beatty 1937 #5

| March 12, 2012

What a showmen he was, even during rehearsal.

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Clyde Beatty 1937 #6

| March 12, 2012

This is the worst thing that can happen in a cat act, other than getting nailed yourself. Two cats fighting can cause pure havoc in the arena and it has to be broken up quickly before it spreads to the other cats. I found myself in this situation helping to brake up two of Pat […]

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Clyde Beatty 1937 #7

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Clyde Beatty 1937 #8

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Clyde Beatty 1937 #9

| March 12, 2012

It is possible that some of these photos were shot in 1935. Note his change of wardrobe as seen in this photo in his whites………….. Thank you Bob for sharing these wonderful photos with the circus blog, so that I may share them with others.

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Hall & Leonard Sideshow 1959 #1

| March 12, 2012

In 1959 Ward Hall and Harry Leonard produced this 200 hundred foot front sideshow. Sideshows of this size were a powerful and stunning draw on the midway . The massive pictorials on the banner lines made it impossible to pass by with out rubber necking under the bally curtain. Then your curiosity got the best […]

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Ward Hall & Harry Leonard Sideshow 1959 #2

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Ward Hall & Harry Leonard Sideshow 1959 #3

| March 12, 2012

This is the beginning of the 200 hundred foot banner line, the right side.

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Ward Hall & Harry Leonard Sideshow 1959 #4

| March 12, 2012

This shot is of the left side of the banner line.

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