thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
P.T. Barnum Show poster before he combined with James Bailey. It is said that Barnum coined the phrase “A sucker is born every minute.” I have been told by a good authority that it was not he but Adam Forepaugh that first said it. It really makes no difference but I think it fits with what our politians would say today. I […]
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
I am digging through some old posters that I have….some are so old I have to tape them together. The above poster is a photo of a photo.
thecircusblog | July 11, 2009
Terrell Jacobs created a book with about 30 pages in all. The purpose of it was to promote his animal acts. It chronicled fairs, circuses, carnivals and movies. The books were given to agents and others that had an interest in using his acts. What you see here is the cover of that book. I think […]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2009
John Ringling North returning from Europe 0n the S.S. Libertie, Nov 21, 1951. It is said that when Mr. North sold his circus, that it went for the sum of 50 million in gold and that it was deposited in a Swiss account in his name. If this is true, I consider him a pretty […]
thecircusblog | July 8, 2009
Jose Tomas and “TOTO” on Ringling Bros & Barnum, Baily Circus. Photo was taken in the early 1940’s. TOTO was in his traveling cage at this time. His carrying cage was specially built just for him. It was built by the Carrier Corp of Syracuse.
thecircusblog | June 28, 2009
When times were hard and money got a little low grandfather would use Ringling paper to advertise his own circus by sniping over the Ringling name and putting in these famous words, AFTER THE MINNOW COMES THE WHALE, HENRY BROS CIRCUS……..A true jack pot.
thecircusblog | June 18, 2009
Greater Olympia Circus was produced by the Chicago Stadium Corporation and Barnes and Carruthers, Inc. The show played at the Chicago Stadium April 18 through May 4th, 1941. The Jacobs were featured in the show with all their wild animal acts.
thecircusblog | June 18, 2009
thecircusblog | April 30, 2009
In 1941 ToTo was brought from Mexico to the Ringling Circus. Both ToTo and Gargantua were exibited in the menagerie hopefully to become acquainted with each other. This is the photo of the cover of a six page booklet that was sold in the menagerie by Jose Tomas, who also took care of ToTo.
