THE SHOWMEN

| October 23, 2010

                           Always remember this simple little creed in everything you do.                                                                   THE CIRCUS BLOG.

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May Kovar

| October 22, 2010

Ringling Bros Barnum and Baily Circus 1942. May Kovar working leopards and black panthers for Alfred Court. She was Alfred’s only female trainer. In this photo she is performing in ring number one. There were others in Alfred Court’s stable of trainers Damoo Ohotre, Joe Walch and Fritz Schultz to name a few. May Kovar’s daughter […]

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Ernest Borgnine Clowning

| October 22, 2010

                                                                        July 6,1970.                                   News ad from the Mary Gray Frasier photo collection.

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Gil and Dolly Dumbo

| October 22, 2010

                                               Photo was taken in Lincoln, Neb. 1952.

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A Brother Elk

| October 22, 2010

                                 Gil is third on left, bottom row with the tan over coat.

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Gil and Cleo

| October 22, 2010

Gil always took the time for a photo, On the right is the ringmaster for the Gil Gray circus Cleo Plunkett. I remember Cleo well as he was our ringmaster with the Hubert Castle show in 1966.

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Gil Gray’s Baby

| October 21, 2010

            A new addition to the circus.” Dolly Dumbo”. George King and wife Gil on the far right.

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Bobby Gibbs

| October 21, 2010

                              Bobby Gibbs and his ponie drill on the Gil Gray Circus, mid 1960’s ?

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Gil Gray

| October 21, 2010

     This photo of Gil was taken in the early 1930’s. He passed away in 1989.

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Gil Gray Circus 1930

| October 21, 2010

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