Orton Bros. Circus 1914

This is the Orton show on the lot, pretty good spread of canvas, everything nice and white, it must have been very early in the season. All large animals, camels, elephants, horses and ponies walked from town to town. The big top is in the background, the two-pole top is the menagerie, in front of that the marquee and at left you can see the back side of a banner line for a pit show which is walled off. This was a large "mandrill" and in the hinterlands they showed, it was a unique attraction. The Orton's prided themselves in being a "Sunday School" show, no grift, gambling or alcohol allowed on the lot. Consequently they often repeated the same towns every year.