The Fuzzy Elephant
thecircusblog | September 8, 2009
This baby elephant was trained by Smokey Jones. The young lady in the picture is Smokey’s daughter.
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The Head Carry
thecircusblog | March 31, 2009
Here is a perfect photo of the “head carry” performed by Cheerful Gardener in the backyard of the Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus in the early 1930’s. There was the leg carry as well but it was preformed mostly by the women of the circus. In the 1950’s a motion picture called “Elephant Walk.” It was about a […]
Mac and Peggy MacDonald
thecircusblog | December 6, 2008
What an elephant man! He inspired other elephant trainers to do their very best. This photo was taken on Pollock Bros. Circus.
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