thecircusblog | October 10, 2011
At the time that Terrell and Antoinette did this ad I am quite sure they did not know the serious consequences of smoking. All I ever knew is that smoking would make you “a little short of breath,” WRONG! This is an actual ad that ran in the National Weekly. The date of the ad […]
thecircusblog | October 10, 2011
This a photo of a poster that I have. It is very large and had been folded in order to send it to me for the circus blog. The date it was used is unknown to me but I am guessing late 1940’s and maybe into the 1950’s.
thecircusblog | October 10, 2011
In 1924 Allen King started his career with Gollmar Bros Circus. Later he went to the Sells & Floto Circus with his lion act. This portrait shot of him was taken from an article in Popular Mechanics Magazine titled “How to create a fighting act”. Please don’t ask me how or why it got into […]
thecircusblog | October 10, 2011
Photo taken during a performance of Oscar Konyot …..1953 Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus.
thecircusblog | October 10, 2011
Pictured here is trainer Ted Ball and Murph. Ted worked for Ralph Helfer’s “Nature Haven”. It was located just north of Los Angeles and was the main competition for Jungleland in Thousand Oaks. Both animal compounds had numerous exotic animals and domesticated ones as well. There was always a healthy rivalry between the two for […]
thecircusblog | October 3, 2011
In 2006 Bill Capell and I went to visit a small sponsored circus at a park in Scottsdale, AZ. What I mean by sponsored is that it was a group of people that were only interested in the art form of the circus and not so much the actual performing. The gentleman with the […]
thecircusblog | October 2, 2011
I believe it was in 1957 when we worked together at the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix. Dad and I had the chimp act on the bill with several other variety acts which included Marty Robbins. His song, A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation) just made #1 on the charts. He was one happy […]
thecircusblog | October 2, 2011
Fernando Solonzano Sept, 4, 1964. That is all I could find on the back of this old photo. The three little people and looks like a child with them are from a circus south of our border. What country or circus I can not tell you. As a matter of of fact I don’t even […]
thecircusblog | October 2, 2011
thecircusblog | October 2, 2011
