R.B.B&B
thecircusblog | February 11, 2013
This is a chain drive Mack. The photo was taken in 1935. The truck was used for pulling and maintenance. It has a I beam with a chain pulley, a winch and tool boxes over the duals.
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Frank Buck #2
thecircusblog | October 27, 2011
Ringling Bros Circus Combined with Royal American Show
thecircusblog | January 14, 2010
This aerial photo is quiet interesting. Across from the Ringling Circus is the Royal American show….one of the largest carnivals in the US then and now. Date of this picture Sept 15, 1952. Joplin, Mo.
P.T. Barnum Poster
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
P.T. Barnum Show poster before he combined with James Bailey. It is said that Barnum coined the phrase “A sucker is born every minute.” I have been told by a good authority that it was not he but Adam Forepaugh that first said it. It really makes no difference but I think it fits with what our politians would say today. I […]
Barmun and Bailey Poster
thecircusblog | July 27, 2009
I am digging through some old posters that I have….some are so old I have to tape them together. The above poster is a photo of a photo.
Terrel and Dolly Jacobs
thecircusblog | February 19, 2009
This picture was taken 1n 1938, either on the Ringling Bros or Al G. Barnes Floto….when Ringling closed because of a strike. This gave Barns and Floto three big cage acts….Stark, Nelson, and Jacobs. I would like to mention that the Jacobs and the Clifford Henry family have been friends for years. Terrel and Dolly would […]
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