Friday, February 29, 2008

Dailey Bros. Circus 1950 #1 (From Joey Ratliff)


DB1950-1, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.


Here are some photos of Dailey Bros. in Ames, Iowa in 1950.
In the fourth picture, is the little bull Tommy?

Joey


"When I showed this picture to Barbara she immediately recognized the second elephant "Myrtle" from the first elephant act she ever performed in, she appeared in Ring 5 with "Myrtle", "Jenny" and "Jap", trained and presented by the celebrated Robert Jones.
Buckles

Posted by Buckles at 2/29/2008 06:32:00 AM

3 comments:

David said...

I never realized that Dailey Bros. Circus was so large as to have 5 rings. I'm curious as to what other shows in circus history had 5 rings.

29 February, 2008 09:04
Anonymous said...

CHRISTY BROS. OUT OF SOUTH HOUSTON, IN THE 30'S ADVERTISED 5 RINGS

04 March, 2008 14:04
Anonymous said...

In recent years Carson & Barnes was the only tented 5-Ring show on the road. That changed in 2006 when the circus went to 3-Rings. I understand the show has ordered a new tent for '09 sized for three rings.

04 March, 2008 14:58

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