thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
Back in the late 1800’s grandfather would lead his parade with Gyp and circus band seen here. At that time he had no vehicles, they moved the show by horse and wagon. Much of the livestock was herded from town to town. It was not until the early 1900’s when he started to use Model T’s and converted wagons [...]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
A circus parade that was some what different. Grandfather wanted to look modern so he pulled all of the circus wagons with autos instead of horses. He was in his “hay-day” at this time. Most of the horses were trained and used in the show. Trained liberty horse acts were not used for work.
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
Look out farmers….. here comes granddad. Any barn, fence or anything that stood still would get papered. The side of this barn must be seventy feet long. It must have cost grandfather at least twenty circus tickets to paper this barn. Here again J.E. was staying ahead of the curve in his advertising by using the [...]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
This photo is of my mother and was taken on the Badley Bros Circus, a railroad show in Canada. Dad and Mon left grandfather’s circus for one season and took their rolling globe and trained dog acts. She also sang in the production numbers. My mother was born in Canada and this gave her the chance to [...]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
Arthur”Bum” Henry was the oldest of all the Henry boys. How he ever got the nickname Bum I’ll never know but that is what all who knew him called him. He and Marie did a tight wire act. Arthur also did rings and single traps. J. E. Henry Bros Circus early 1930’s.
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
On the rolling globe is my uncle Glenn and the top mounter is my father Clifford. Dad was about five or six Glenn about twelve when this photo was taken. Henry Bros Circus, 1920.
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
Daughter of James Edward and Mable Chase Fairbanks Henry. Bertha was the oldest of all the Henry children. Bertha started preforming at the age of 12 in her fathers one ring circus. By the time my aunt Bertha was 18 she had learned seven different acts that included three animal acts and later accomplished “Iron [...]
thecircusblog | July 11, 2010
My aunt Bertha married a wonderful man, Al Connershe. He was a vaudevillian before he met Bertha Henry. Al did a balancing wagon wheel and juggling act and also tight wire. They had a son Jimmy seen in this photo taken on the J.E. Henry circus about 1930?
thecircusblog | February 8, 2010
The circus band wagon. Name of circus unknown to me.
thecircusblog | February 8, 2010
A miniature calliope wagon pulled by six ponies. Name of show unknown to me. Date of photo early 1900’s.
