Friday, June 18, 2010

To Brad Timberlake


4228098956_871b893d7e, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

"Tip", "Alice" and "Babe" walking overland with the Mighty Show.

TIP (female)
1903-29 Mighty Haag Show
1930-37 Haag Bros. Circus
(Died in 1937)
(Killed trainer Frank Johnson 6/13/12)

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dad actually brought up the "walking overland" on the "short jumps" in our conversation on these recent posts. We shared a good chuckle as he mentioned the need to sometimes get a head start. --- Brad Timberlake

jerry digney said...

what's up with my old friend, Jimmy? Just the other day i was reorganizing some storage bins and there was a set of '71 Clark & Walters route cards--in my early circus career, i spent part of that season on C&W with Jimmy, Joe, Brownie, Josephine and company--Jimmy worked Norma Jean...little towns, mostly grassy lots--an interesting era!

Anonymous said...

bradley,

you should be selling tickets somewhere in north texas

instead you are pontificating on circus history

bill

tanglefoot said...

My dad was on the show with Blacjie Duncan and told lots of Mighty Haag stories .johnny herriott

Anonymous said...

Wow,another great photo.
thanks for sharing all of these with us.
p.j.

Anonymous said...

Jerry --- Dad is currently enjoying the fishing in Southern Indiana...and enjoying getting caught up with well deserved rest from the years of many overnight jumps and muddy lots. I'll let him know you inquired. I believe I have some photos in my collection from that period with Clark & Walters. One day I'll start my scanning project and share some of those and others. --- BT

Anonymous said...

pontificating on circus history coming only as a result of looking for daily inspiration --- BT