Tuesday, October 31, 2017

#1 More Lady Trainers!


#2 Ladies!


#3 Ladies!


#4 Ladies!


#5 Ladies!

I wonder who came up with the idea of the matching stripes?

#6 Ladies!

RBBB Alfred Court production!

#7 Ladies!


#8 Ladies!


#9 Ladies!


#10 Ladies!

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#11 Ladies!


#12 Ladies!


#13 Ladies!

Murray Hill's "Mighty Mites"!

#14 Ladies!


#15 Ladies!

.....not easy to look Glamorous with a Camel!

#16 Ladies!

Jean Allen!
My wife's mentor!

#17 Ladies!


#18 Ladies!


Sunday, October 29, 2017

#1 Ladies Day!

Adele Nelson Elephant Act "Myrtle", "Tillie" and "Jenny" presented by Miss Nelson and husband Louis E. Reed!
Smokey Jones once told me that he and Rex Williams had to spit polish the bands on those tubs while youngsters on Dailey Bros. Circus!

#2 Ladies Day!

A unique Teeter-Board!
The elephant would walk up the plank, tip it forward then take one big step backward vaulting Adele Nelson (later Mrs. Louie Reed) upward!

#3 Ladies Day!

Ruby Haag and "Alice"!

#4 Ladies Day!

Melonga Cline and "Suzy"!
My father bought this elephant while I was away in the Army and renamed her "Sadie" after my Mother.

#5 Ladies Day!

Josephine and Claude Madison with the Tom Packs  Elephants!
"Tommy" (female), "Alice", "Penny", "Jean" and "Shirley".

#6 "Ladies Day"

Hubert Castle Circus!
Sandra Pettus aboard "Zetta"!

#7 Ladies Day!

"Tika" and Carrie Jones!

#8 Ladies Day!

Williams Family!

#9 Ladies Day!

Lou Ann Jacobs!

#10 Ladies Day!

Pati Cowls and Jenda Smaha with "Bertha""
The AB is "Adams Bros. Circus"!
Lady at left is unknown to me.

#11 Ladies Day!

Mack and Peggy with the Tom Packs Elephants!

#12 Ladies Day!


#13 Ladies Day!

Peggy and "Opal"!

#14 Ladies Day!

Gee Gee and Billy.....I wonder whatever became of him?