NEED TO KNOW HIS NAME

| September 23, 2018

  PLEASE COMMENT ON HIS NAME. Please read the comments. His name is Felx Adler. My thanks to Bob Momyer and Casey Gibbs. 

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The Woods Troupe

| September 8, 2018

                              From left to right Tony Steel, Rosa Woods and Billy Woods.

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Jimmy Conner

| September 5, 2018

                         It looks easy but it’s not. You could break your back with trick.

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Laurel & Hardy

| September 5, 2018

As a kid growing up in the circus world it got just a little boring to watch your fellow performers. Comedy was fun and no better were Laurel and Hardy, they would make my day. Even when I was performing in what ever acts at the time, Laurel and Hardy skits often ran though my mind. To this […]

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Haft Man

| September 4, 2018

                           Johnny Eck was a sideshow performer for many years. 1911, 1991. The other person his name unknown to me.

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Indians Like The Circus Too

| September 4, 2018

My aunt Bertha took this photo. Stonewall, Ok. 1935. I remember her telling me about this photo never saw it till Dave King sent it to me, along with many other family photos. Bertha said that they were playing near the reservation where natives were having there POW WOW…………… Should have put them in the after show. INSIDE JOKE.   

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Hagenbeck & Wallace Sideshow

| September 4, 2018

                    I Thank Bill Rauscher for the photos. Some of which few have seen.     

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R.B,B,&B..

| September 4, 2018

“THE SIDESHOW”

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P.T. Barnum

| September 2, 2018

It is said that Mr. Barnum coined the phrase , “That a sucker is born every minute.” I was told by a circus fane and a promenade one at that. Not true. Adam Forepaugh actually was the person.      

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Tramp Clown

| September 2, 2018

This is Joe Jackson, Jr. I believe he was with Ringling B.B.B. The photo was sent to me, by Bill Rauscher.

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