thecircusblog | January 15, 2013
Here is a photo that I never knew existed, but thanks to Bob Cline I now have another photo of the J.E. Henry Circus. I called Bob Cline upon receiving this photo and gave him my profound thanks. We discussed the name change…… notice the blankets on the horses.” The Great Henry’s Show”. On all the […]
thecircusblog | January 15, 2013
In the fall of 1975 I took Henry Bros Circus back out on the road. Then in June of 1976 Henry Bros was showing with Capell Bros at Legend City Amusement Park in Tempe , AZ. In 1978 I took the show back out on the road for a 8 month tour, which was […]
thecircusblog | January 15, 2013
This is an assortment of routes that John Polacsek put together from the Ted Bowman collection. Ted spent years gathering circus routes. The J. E. Henry’s route was just one small part of many circus routes that Ted Bowman collected.
thecircusblog | January 15, 2013
From out of 16 pages of my grandfather’s circus routes that John Polacsek sent me I only posted 4. I have to admit that I am surprised in the amount of states and towns that grandfather played. I wish I could find J.E’s show route that he played in the late 1800’s.
thecircusblog | January 15, 2013
As the years pasted J.E. moved west to California from what I remember of what my father told me. In the 1930’s grandfather showed California and some of southern Oregon and Arizona. He finally bought property in El Monte, Calif where he wintered his show believe in 1938 or 1939? The Henry family became a […]
thecircusblog | January 15, 2013
This is a “Barrel Jumping” act or so it was called in 1904……. Thank you Billie Henderson for this great old photo.
thecircusblog | January 12, 2013
Photo taken when Ruth Strong was 93 years old with her son John Strong III.
thecircusblog | January 12, 2013
Little John Strong around 2 years old? Photo taken at their winter quarters Thousand Oaks, Calif.1959.
