thecircusblog | March 13, 2013
This motor drome was owned by Harry J. De Bock, Cleveland, Ohio. Motor dromes were most likely the most popular show on fair and amusement park midways. Throughout the 1930’s and into the the late 1950s’ motor dromes were a common attraction. I saw a performance at the Pomona Fair, southern Calif. in 1959. In […]
thecircusblog | March 13, 2013
They carried a lion on their show to help build a tip. No tricks just for show. I want to thank Tammy Wright for the photos of her grandfather Harry J. De Bock.
thecircusblog | March 13, 2013
This was a very unique rolling globe act using a 30 foot spy-roll tower. Fussner would walk the globe downwards and of course, with a few exciting moments thrown in for the audience. Fussner was strictly an outdoor act because of his equipment. He did present his act on the front of some circus midways, […]
thecircusblog | August 24, 2011
This photo of Al Antonucci goes back to when he started his own chimp act. The date is unknown to me, but it was some time around the early 1950’s. A personal note, if you don’t mind. Al was one of the finest people I have ever known, and between Al and my Dad, I […]
thecircusblog | March 14, 2011
I sent out the word that I was looking for acts. In the early 1980’s I was the producer director of the National Date Festival, Indio, Calif. I wanted to use these two acts but things just didn’t work out. While going though some papers I found these photos in a files and thought it […]
thecircusblog | October 2, 2010
The name McKee is not familiar to me. Please make comment if you no.
thecircusblog | September 13, 2010
An animal trainers worst nightmare is to have something like this happen. There were times I would not go on with the chimps if the audience was to close to the ring or stage. Thank God for prop men who keep the people back, often times putting themselves in harms way.
thecircusblog | January 31, 2010
The thrill shows of yester-years are all but gone. These rare photos were sent to me by Chris Burky. The other two photos that follow are part of the same show. I remember seeing these shows back in the 1940’s and 1950’s on carnival midways, amusement parks and fairs. They were called Motordrome Thrill Shows. […]
