Gentry Bros Circus

| March 31, 2012

Gentry Bros Circus ticket wagon 1921. The poor condition of the negative was unbelievable to me. I am lucky the image turned out as well as it did. If you look at the top left barley you can make out the name Gentry. John Winninger is doing a story on Gentry Bros. Please read his […]

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Gentry Bros Circus

| March 31, 2012

This was the Gentry Circus advance car 1922.

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Prince & Joe Anderson #1

| March 31, 2012

This photo was taken in 1898. I was able to get some info, but most was vague information that was on the negative envelope. It’s written that Joe Anderson was killed by this elephant called Prince. I found another negative which is on the next post. There was no info on it as well or […]

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Prince #2

| March 31, 2012

Prince was taken out into the woods, then bound by his front and back legs. He now is made ready for his execution, 1898.

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Cole Bros AD

| March 31, 2012

This was one of the ads used in 1937.

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Clyde Beatty 1928

| March 31, 2012

This photo of Clyde Beatty was taken on the Hagenbeck & Wallace Circus.

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Beatty’s Route Card

| March 31, 2012

  Henry Kyes was the mail agent on the Beatty circus. I wonder if this is the same Henry Kyes that was the band leader on the Polack circus in 1967?

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The Equestrienne

| March 31, 2012

This equestrienne image is part photo. The background including horse and lady, is a photograph. While the rest is free hand art, done in ink–though it was never finished. The designer could have been making it for a poster or a program cover. It is really hard to say. All I have is what you […]

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McDonald Bros Shows

| March 31, 2012

I only have this photo and the negative, no other information on the year.

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Circus Ticket Wagon

| March 31, 2012

This is all that I could glean from the negative. I figure that I am lucky even to get this as the negative is acetate. There was no further info on the folder that the negative came in.

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