thecircusblog | March 20, 2013
1939 photo of ticket wagon. Look closely at the ticket window …. there is a seller behind the glass. When I see a photo like this it makes me wonder about the name of the person. Just maybe a circus historian may know. There were not that many people that were permitted to work in […]
thecircusblog | March 20, 2013
Photo taken in 1934 or 1935. Notice the height of the side wall. The seat stringer jacks had to be about 12 foot high.
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
Sid Kellner was the owner of the show. He took the first names of his two sons George and Matthew to title the name of the circus. Many years before Great London Sid had The James Bros Circus. Dad and I worked our acts with Sid’s show on and off for many seasons. Never had […]
thecircusblog | March 13, 2013
Sid Kellner had these monogramed cloth patches made for show jackets and for the prop man’s coveralls. I got this from John Polacsek. along with the coupon and the 1976 route. John stopped off at our home in late Feb. He had been in San Diego, Calif, for the CFA meeting. We spent a few […]
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, […]
