thecircusblog | December 13, 2009
This is a very rare photo of Frank Bostock. Frank was from England where he had a wild animal circus. Later he did performed in the U.S. for many years and to his credit broke in many wild animal trainers.
thecircusblog | February 19, 2009
It seems like it was just yesterday when Dad & I performed there….. its all gone now, but for the memories. We wintered Pan American Shows a block away, also Jungle Land Circus. Some of the finest wild animal trainers got their brake at this place. I can’t begin to tell you how many motion pictures were […]
thecircusblog | February 19, 2009
Henry Tyndall was at the World Jungle Compound for years. He was their head chimp trainer. This picture was taken on location, a Tarzan movie starring Johnny Weissmuller. The name of the movie was ” Jungle Man Eaters.” The chimp in this picture was “Tamba”. Henry was known for his extraordinary ability to work and […]
thecircusblog | October 16, 2008
I remember this picture well. I was ribbing Pat about his collar being up. It was something he picked up in the 1950’s.
thecircusblog | October 16, 2008
1967 Polack Bros. Circus, Bill Johnson shifted the cats in the arena, one day Pat asked me if I would work as his safety man during performances and I accepted. Pat and I were close friends.
