Cole Bros #8

| August 15, 2012

A backyard photo with Alonzo Dever with one of the Cole elephants. 1936

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Cole Bros #9

| August 15, 2012

Cole Bros Circus parade. Clown band can be seen on top of one of Clyde Beatty’s lion cage wagons.

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Cole Bros # 10

| August 15, 2012

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Cole Bros #11

| August 15, 2012

This photo is a human interest shot catching  people just being themselves at the circus. This photo was taken in 1936. The circus at that time was bigger than life. It brought people from their homes to see the majestic big top and the excitement of the performance that was held there.  

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Modoc

| August 15, 2012

I spoke with Judy Jacobs today and she told me that this little rampage took place in 1943? if her memory holds true. Also she said that her father Terrell Jacobs passed away Dec 24, 1957, and is buried in Wabash, In. Thanks Judy and Doug for this little bit of circus history that you […]

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Jacobs Winter Quarters

| August 15, 2012

Some time ago this photo was emailed to me. I don’t remember who sent it, but along with this photo was written Terrell Jacobs winter quarters. I had to verify that this was true , so I called Judy Jacobs it Texas. She said that her father Terrell had built this barn sometime in 1950, […]

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Patterson & Gollmar Bros

| August 12, 2012

Patterson & Gollmar Bros 1915. The two ladies in the photo without a doubt are performers. I wish I knew there names.

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Patterson & Gollmar Bros

| August 12, 2012

This photo was taken in 1915. The person in the photo is unknown to me.

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Patterson & Gollmar Bros

| August 12, 2012

Patterson & Gollmar Bros Band wagon 1915.

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Gollmar Bros Circus Band

| August 12, 2012

Gollmar Bros Circus band, photo taken in 1907. I want to thank John Shepherd for his informative comment. The top photo came from Chuck Finley. He wrote that this photo was used as a post card.  It is obvious that these photos are different from each other.

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