Saturday, January 08, 2011

More 1947 National Geographic #11


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Posted by Buckles at 1/08/2011 05:40:00 AM

6 comments:

JACKIE said...

I do not remember the costumed girl on the wagon. Mary Jane would know her name,she was new that year I think. The wardrobe lady on the right is Genevieve McCarthy. Forgive me for the spellings, We always called each other by their first names and unless you were Willie Mosier the mail man, you never saw their last names. Jackie

08 January, 2011 12:58
Buckles said...

The lady in the center looks like Millie Ward to me and second from right is Dolly Copeland.

08 January, 2011 15:05
Dick Flint said...

I've had this classic magazine story since I was a kid but its great to see it again because we're benefiting from having people identified. With such a classic magazine and great photos, the show people deserve to be identified and not lost to history in the coming decades. I could have identified Dolly Copeland but never would have identified Genevieve McCarthy as she looked much different by the time I met her. Many thanks, Buckles and Jackie. More, please!
Dick Flint
Baltimore

08 January, 2011 21:21
Frank Ferrante said...

You better be careful, Dick. This Circus 'thing' COULD become an obsession! ~frank

09 January, 2011 17:15
JACKIE said...

Yes, Buckles, that is Millie Ward. I had know her when she came on the show as Millie Keathy. I was so suprised much later in life when I found out she was the real Millie Ward. I did send or try to send an add-it-on to this photo, but some how it didn't make it. Jackie

09 January, 2011 22:51
JACKIE said...

The first girl in the chair is Kathryn Kramer. She came from New York City. She was tumbler and contortion able to bend back and put her chin on her behind. She worked in Justino Loyal's ridding act, did web, cloud swing, elephants etc. She was also in a show acrobatic act that Pat Valdo put together in 45 called the "Bombshells". This was during the war you know. It also had it in Laura Mae McKinezy (spelling)who later married Mike Petrillo boss prop man. She was out of Terra Haute, Indiana. At one time, Albert Powel was teaching her his act because she was a real good contortionist and could do the bends like he did. Vallie Frohm from the Naietos was also in the act and a CAnadian girl named Donna Cameron. Jackie LeClaire

09 January, 2011 23:03

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