Capell Bros Circus
thecircusblog | May 4, 2010
Doc Capell one of the true showmen of the 19th century.
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Capell Bros
thecircusblog | April 18, 2010
Bill Capell’s Calliope
thecircusblog | April 2, 2010
Another project of Bills was this white Calliope wagon. He had a talent for restoring old show wagons. He said it was his hobby. I believe he was keeping circus history alive.
Bill’s Calliope
thecircusblog | April 2, 2010
Bill Capell was always buying old circus equipment. He then would restore it, play with it for a while, as this was his hobby and he enjoyed every minute of it. Much of the show wagons were either sold or donated and then Bill would start all over again on a new project.
Rubin and Cherry Show Wagons
thecircusblog | April 2, 2010
At Bill Capell’s winter quarters it was a never ending process of building and restoring circus and carnival equipment, from wagons to merry go rounds.
Bill’s Office Wagon
thecircusblog | April 2, 2010
Bill Capell bought this old Foley and Burk office wagon. After cleaning it up and repainting it to it’s original look, he made it his own office. It now can be found in his back yard.
Bulls Up Next
thecircusblog | March 31, 2010
These elephants were sold to Doc Capell circus. Their names are Lucy and Trixie. At the time of this photo they were owned by Edgar Buck. Doc took possession of them in the late fall of 1954.
Capell Bros Circus and Edgar Buck
thecircusblog | March 30, 2010
Quite often the circuses would day and date each other ( two shows playing the same date in the same town). This sometimes could be a serious jackpot. To tell you the truth I don’t know how this turned out. On the back of this photo it was written Capell and Buck day and [...]
Papering Over Paper
thecircusblog | March 25, 2010
It was quite common for circuses to put their show paper over another show’s paper even if it was in date. Shown here are the Edger B. Burk circus papers over the Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros Circus. Photo 1954. I remember stories told to me by my Dad and uncles about how my grandfather [...]
The Old Hot Wagon
thecircusblog | March 25, 2010
This is what as known as the hot wagon. It’s really a diesel powered electrical generator used for the electrical needs of the Capell Bros Circus. This was their main plant and turned out 250 KW to 300 KW. Smaller electric plants were used for the back yard, usually 50 KW would supply all the [...]
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