The Movie

| December 21, 2012

                                                                Photo 1952. Good info on your comment Randy. Thanks.

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Backyard shot

| December 21, 2012

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Chandler Bros Circus

| December 21, 2012

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Ray & Thelma Chandler

| December 21, 2012

Thelma is still with us and doing well. Thelma lives close to her daughter Janice in south eastern Arizona.

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Ride-um Cowboy

| December 21, 2012

Gene Holter Show. One time and one time only did I ever ride a camel. It is the most incomparable and miserable thing I’ve ever attempted. I would rather ride a bucking horse. As seen here Ray knew how to handle this hair brain animal.

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Clyde Bros Circus

| December 21, 2012

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Gene Holter Animals

| December 21, 2012

Ray Chandler allowing a friendly touch from a passer by. A personal note….. I wish that in all the years I knew and worked with Ray that I should have said to him …”Ray I have never known anyone like you, your a man of many talents and excellent at all of them”………….. I am […]

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Off And Running

| December 21, 2012

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Whirling Circus

| November 30, 2012

On this movie, The Big Circus, some of the Gene Holter animals were used. Gene’s camel is seen in this photo. Ray Chandler was the head animal man for  for Gene on the show. The top photo was shot on location Cliff Henry, Jimmy Woods and Louie Goebel supplied much of the circus equipment and […]

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Gene Holter Ranch

| September 28, 2012

Ray and Thelma Chandler working with a cheetah most likely for a movie. Gene Holter along with his show also had Movieland Animals. in Norco, Calif. Ray Chandler was one of Gene’s top trainers. Ray must have been born with a natural talent for working with and training animals of all kinds. He never had […]

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