Mr. and Mrs. Clark
Posted By thecircusblog on September 2, 2009
What a wonderful couple. They were a permanent fixture on the Siebrand circus for over 40 years. Mr. and Mrs. Clark had a small animal menagerie that displayed monkeys, one baboon and a very large chimpanzee. The menagerie was housed in a semi-trailer that opened up for a zoo-like appearance. A tent and side wall closed it all in. The Clark’s also had a pony ride which sat next to the menagerie. The front of the show was very impressive with a jungle pictorial painted on it. Even though the show played most of the territory year after year the people still enjoyed the monkey exhibition. After all, the cost was only 25 cents as was the pony ride. Mr. Clark performed in the circus with his pony drill, dog act and his liberty horse Long Journey. In the back ground is the semi-trailer that hauled the animals. Mr. Clark drove this over the road. Mrs Clark followed behind with a one ton stake bed truck and house trailer. I never saw two people work as hard as these two and only once in a while would they hire extra help. I never knew the Clark’s by their first names. In those days we never called our elders by their first name. Photos can be seen of the acts in the Siebrand categories. This post is dedicated to there grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Hello, Ivan. The Clark’s were my great grandparents. I remember going to the circus and seeing their animals and my great granddad perform on his horse. It was a wonderful thing for the small child I was a long time ago. This year (2017) The Ringling Bros Circus is going to close after being in operation for about 146 years. Sad in many ways, as young and old alike enjoyed watching the performance of the animals, the clowns and the people. Thanks so much for posting such a great photo of my great grandparents.