Monday, October 15, 2007

Russell Bros. Circus 1941 #5


Scan000010324, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Ernestine Clarke with her mother and cousin Althea.
So. Beloit, Ill. 5/15/41.

"Wouldn't the lady at right become the wife of "Hamburger Jack" Burslem?".

Posted by Buckles at 10/15/2007 06:03:00 AM

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I believe she was and used the name Kay Clark and did one arm planges on Cole Bros. replacing Cyse O'dell and Jack Burslem was the head porter on the train.

15 October, 2007 09:33
Anonymous said...

Richard Reynolds says - -

Ernestine was 20 years old when this pic was taken and as you see she was well on the way to becoming arguably the all-time beauty of the big tops. And she did it without all the makeup and cosmetic enhancements of today.

16 October, 2007 12:21
Anonymous said...

Kim Baer says the pronunciation was A-lee-the-a, and she did later use the name Kay.

Mr. Reynolds is right. And Kim tells us when her mother died at 79, her hair was a beautiful, shimmering silver, and there was not the faintest suggestion of a line in her face.

16 October, 2007 15:34

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