thecircusblog | May 24, 2012
Miller Bros air calliope 1926. I think these three are the Miller brothers. The Miller Bros 101 Ranch photos that I am posting along with many if not most of the old circus photos. This is a first time visual event for me. The wonderment and the surprise that I receive when I take an [...]
thecircusblog | May 24, 2012
In 1920 this was the show’s ticket wagon. You can see a person through the window if you look closely. When I blew the photo up, a man was facing to his left looking out the opposite window with his right arm on his hip. At the back of the wagon, it looks like they [...]
thecircusblog | May 24, 2012
The negative folder for this photo reads, Miller Bros 101 Ranch parade…. 1915.
thecircusblog | May 24, 2012
Shot taken of a 6 up back team during a parade. I think the band wagon is called John Bull.
thecircusblog | May 24, 2012
This was one of their cargo trucks, date 1915. Others can be seen in the back ground.
thecircusblog | May 24, 2012
Six horse hitch band wagon. There is a big top in this photo…. To be honest with you I never knew they had a big top. Please help to put a date with this photo?
thecircusblog | May 24, 2012
As you can see they had a huge arena. It all but swallowed up the elephant act. Working the bulls is Velma Zimmerman. Some of these photos I have don’t have dates on them. I guess this shot was in the mid 1920′s. I’m hoping I will get some help on the dates.
thecircusblog | May 24, 2012
This is one of their ticket wagons. They owned 3 that I know of. Jimmy Woods bought one of the ticket wagon and used it on the new version of the 101 in 1945. There is a photo of it in categories, under 101 Wild West Show & Circus.
thecircusblog | May 24, 2012
Another bad negative but I just could not throw it away. No matter how bad it still is old circus history….Just like me….. This tableau is called The Miller Britain also John Bull..
