Memories #2
thecircusblog | March 17, 2012
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Memories #3
thecircusblog | March 17, 2012
Great Memories Of Great Circus People. #4
thecircusblog | March 17, 2012
Will Rogers once said………….”I never met a man I didn’t like.” Well I have to say that I have never met a circus person that I didn’t like,…………….. Well maybe one, just haven’t met them yet.
Disturbing Photos Next .#1
thecircusblog | March 17, 2012
YOU MAY WANT TO PASS THOUGH THESE NET PHOTOS AS THEY ARE A DISTURBING LION ATTACK
Barranco #2
thecircusblog | March 17, 2012
This is a rare photo of a trainer being taken down by one of his cats. This European trainer was a little over confident and this is how mistakes are made…. and the out come is injury or death. In this case he got lucky with only injuries. The lion is stalled across the top […]
Barranco #3
thecircusblog | March 17, 2012
As I was told, ropes were thrown into the arena to confuse the lion and perhaps Barranco could take hold or roll into it and be pulled to the side door where they could be of more help. Luckily the cat was prodded off giving the cage men a chance to remove Barranco from the […]
Barranco #4
thecircusblog | March 17, 2012
In the hospital Barranco admitted his mistakes. He believed that because of a new costume change the cat did not recognize him as well as him pushing the routine little to hard. I do not know what part of Europe Barranco came from nor his full name. He most likely is Italian or Spanish. I […]
Pops La Van
thecircusblog | March 8, 2012
This is a very rare photo of Harry V. La Van and his wife Amy. All who knew him called him Pops……. Pops broke in many an aerial artist.
Who Do You Know ?
thecircusblog | March 8, 2012
I notice Tommy Bentley standing in the back row, right side. The photo was taken on the Biller Bros Circus in the early 1950’s, most likely during the Korean conflict. Read John Herriott comment.
Sonny & Cher Bono
thecircusblog | March 8, 2012
This Photo was taken at the Jungleland Compound in the mid 1960’s. The two baby elephants in the background are Alfie and Taffy.
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