Mary Jo Knolls

| June 3, 2011

You practice anywhere and anytime….. all the time. Mary is in the street in front of her home in Los Angeles, Calif, early 1960’s.

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Dewayne Bros Circus

| May 27, 2011

Mary Jo Knolls with the Ted De Wayne circus elephant. 1965 Just got the name of the elephant, Bimbo Jr. Trained by Wally Ross. Thanks Mary Jo.                                             Great comment from Donn J. Moyer. Must read.  

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Mary Jo Knolls

| May 23, 2011

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Mary Jo Knolls

| May 23, 2011

Photo taken on the Ted De Wayne Bros Circus, 1962.

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Mary Jo Knolls 1963

| May 1, 2011

These photos were taken just before show time in San Diego, Calif. The circus was Ted Dewayne.

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Mary Jo Knolls

| April 30, 2011

Mary Jo getting ready to go on.  She was performing with the Big John Strong Circus that  showed in Thousand Oaks, Calif. at the time this photo was taken in the early 1960’s.

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The Seasoned Performer

| April 30, 2011

This close up was used for Mary Jo Knolls publicity album. 1963.

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Mary Jo Knolls

| April 30, 2011

The teenager had a great love for the circus and it paid off for her. By the time she was 15 or 16 she worked with such shows as Rudy Bros , Kay Bros, Big John Strong, Ted Dewayne and Siebrand Bros. Circus, Pulse TV and casual dates. The audience loved her because of her […]

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Mary Jo

| April 30, 2011

Mary Jo at a very young age started to learn the tight wire and unicycle. As time went on she became one fine performer. In the beginning most of what she learned was self taught by watching others. Many circus performers gave her tips and she listened with eager enthusiasm. Photo taken in her home […]

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Darryl’s Double

| January 13, 2011

At a Sport Show in 1965, Darryl Ferges performed his original trick a double side on Skis. A pretty awesome endeavor.

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