Training The Ponies
thecircusblog | August 30, 2008
This is called the long mount . Training new tricks is a must it will always make your act a little better.
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The Caravan
thecircusblog | August 30, 2008
J.E. Henry’s house trailer. I guess there was no time to level it, one day jumps were rough. This is a home made trailer. The undercarriage is from a model T ford. I know this as a fact J.E. Henry invented the first semi trailer with a steel king pine, He also built the first […]
Clown Alley
thecircusblog | August 30, 2008
Clowns….. a circus is not complete without them . I wish I knew their names. I will do more research 0n this photo, What I do know is they were on grandfather circus around 1927 or 1928.
Rounding up the Animals
thecircusblog | August 30, 2008
All of the un-caged animals were rounded up to herd to the next town. The trail sometimes was long and hard. The water wagon was pulled by a team of horses that followed behind. This is a wonderful old picture but much of it has been destroyed by time. If you look closely you can see an elephant and beyond that […]
J.E. Henry’s Letter Head
thecircusblog | August 30, 2008
This letter head is one of the first J.E used for the show. Later he had printed more flamboyantly with Bears & Elephants, as he gathered more performing animals.
Tear Down
thecircusblog | August 29, 2008
After the show is over, the tear down starts. Everybody works as a massive team taking the circus apart and loading the trucks & trailers. Repairs are made on the tent as you see in the picture, the boss canvas man sewing. Photo taken early 1920’s.
Main Entrance
thecircusblog | August 28, 2008
The show is setting up for an evening performance. Kids always arrived there first, looking for a job that would get them a free ticket to the show. J.E. Henry’s Big Show 1910.
The Crowd Gathers
thecircusblog | August 28, 2008
The menagerie is the front at of the circus midway in this photo. As you see the title should have said the crowd is gathering slowly but surly.
The Bad Monkey
thecircusblog | August 28, 2008
This Monkey was the meanest animal that ever lived. He would protect Grandpa but if you got close to him he would chew you up if he had the chance. His name Barney, a giant Reese. My Grandfather had a special way with animals, He just knew how to handel them. Dad told me that it was […]
Long Lion Cage
thecircusblog | August 28, 2008
The long cage was used for shifting lions to and from the circus ring where they performed. They would load them on flat bed trailers for traveling over the road. At any one time the circus could have 20 to 30 lions, most of which were menagerie cats for exhibition. Quite often Grandfather would donate lions to zoos […]
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