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Partial Index of Articles, 1952 - 1956


Title or Subject Author Volume Number/Mo. Year Page Note
First elephant in America Wescott, Allen Vol. 7 No. 1 (Jan) 1952    
Christy Bros. Circus Final Tour 1930 Bradbury, Joseph T. Vol. 7 No. 1 (Jan) 1952 pp. 5-7 article online
Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus
1951 Season
Green, Bill Vol. 7 No. 1 (Jan) 1952 pp. 8-9 article online
State of Florida Acquires
Chambers Collection
  Vol. 7 No. 1 (Jan) 1952 pp. 12-14 article online
Winter Quarters Data
from Have-A-Laff Shows
Miller, Art Doc Vol. 7 No. 1 (Jan) 1952   article online
Gala Day in Iowa Circus History, A Sampson, J. Lou Vol. 7 No. 2 (Feb) 1952 pp. 3-4 1905, Floto & Pawnee Bill shows
article online
End of the Norris & Rowe Circus 42 Years Ago Duble, Charles E. Vol. 7 No. 2 (Feb) 1952 pp. 5-7 article online
State of Florida Acquires
Chambers Collection
  Vol. 7 No. 2 (Feb) 1952 pp. 8-10 article online
Official Route Gentry Bros. Circus 1927 Gibson, "Whitey" Vol. 7 No. 2 (Feb) 1952 pp. 11-12 article online
Cole & Walters Circus
A Kelly-Miller Show 1951
Green, Bill Vol. 7 No. 2 (Feb) 1952 p. 14 article online
State Historical Society
Favors Museum Here
  Vol. 7 No. 3 (Mar) 1952 pp. 3-4 article online
Talent Scouting for the English Circus Graves, Charles Vol. 7 No. 3 (Mar) 1952 pp. 5-6 article online
Cole Circus Dwindles to a Sideshow   Vol. 7 No. 3 (Mar) 1952 p. 7 article online
Letter From Sid Baker Baker, Sid Vol. 7 No. 3 (Mar) 1952 p. 8 article online
Cheerful Gardner   Vol. 7 No. 3 (Mar) 1952 p. 8  
Soviet Art of Circus Donskoi, M. Vol. 7 No. 3 (Mar) 1952 pp. 9-11 article online
Hamid-Morton Circus 1952 Leonard, Bette Vol. 7 No. 3 (Mar) 1952 p. 12 article online
Monkey and the Hangover, The Hynek, John Vol. 7 No. 3 (Mar) 1952 pp. 13-14  
CHS Member Enjoys Circus in Japan Chevrette, Pfc. Earl H. Vol. 7 No. 4-5 (Apr-May) 1952 p. 4 Fernandez All American Circus
online
Tom Mix Circus 1936
Coast to Coast Tour
Bradbury, Joseph T. Vol. 7 No. 4-5 (Apr-May) 1952 pp. 5-8 article online
J. H. LaPearl Shows
Official Route, 1897
Duble, Charles E. Vol. 7 No. 4-5 (Apr-May) 1952 pp. 10-11 article online
Monkey and the Hangover, The Hynek, John Vol. 7 No. 4-5 (Apr-May) 1952 pp. 12-13  
Dr. E. L. Cooper Dies at Age 50     August 1952 pp. 6-7  
Circus Star Uninjured in Accident     August 1952 p. 7 Pinito Del Oro online
Cole Bros. Fire of 1909 Recalled Kunzog, John C.   August 1952 pp. 8-9 article online
Monkey and the Hangover, The Hynek, John   August 1952 pp. 10-11  
Circus Folk Honor Departed     August 1952 pp. 12-13  
Storm Alarms Circus Audience . . .     August 1952 p. 14 King Bros. 1952 online
"Doc Waddell"     August 1952 p. 15 Obituary
Reverie of a Roustabout     August 1952   Poem
English Circus Cannon Act Mishap     September 1952 p. 4 article online
Mighty Haag Shows Duble, Charles E.   September 1952 pp. 5-6 article online
"America" Calliope Fox, Charles P.   September 1952 p. 8 article online
Circus Rider Maneuvers Horse
to Save Toddler . . .
Perkins, Geo.   September 1952 pp. 9-10 King Circus, 1952
White Elephant     December 1952 p. 3 article online
Circuses Sold Concessions
to Pickpockets in Old Days
    December 1952 pp. 5, 7 Killian Circus, Thompson press agent
online
Modern English Circus, The     December 1952 pp. 6-7 article online
Rufus Welch's Enterprises Conover, Richard E.   March 1953 pp. 3-4 article online
Forty Horse Team Posey, Jake   March 1953 pp. 5-6 article online
Lewis Bros. Circus Fisher, F.   March 1953 p. 6 article online
Size 9 (Feet) Gives Lawyer a Kick Benner, Ed   March 1953 p. 7 Circus wagons online
Copy of Daily Statement
of Sells Floto Circus
    March 1953 pp. 8-13  
Tribute to William B. Antes Braathen Sverre & Faye   March 1953 pp. 14-16 article online
Era of Famous Circus Names, An Duble, Charles E.   March 1953 pp. 17-18 article online
Al Ringling and Juliar Theatres
Are Sold
    March 1953 p. 19  
Circus Music a Real Challenge     May 1st 1953 p. 3 article online
Great Circus War,
Hundred Years Ago, The
Dillenberg, Fritz   May 1st 1953 pp. 4-5 Circus Germany
Merle Evans, Municipal Band
Bring Circus to Elkhart
    May 1st 1953 p. 8  
Nixon and Kemp Great Eastern     Mid May 1953 p. 3 1857 online
My 1953 Trip to Tulsa Leonard, Bette   Mid May 1953 pp. 4-5 Gil Gray, Wallace & Clark
online
Singling Strong Man, The Sampson, J. Lou   Mid May 1953 pp. 6-7 article online
Circus Coming to Brantford
on Coronation Day
Cripps, E. W.   Mid May 1953 p. 7 King Bros. online
C.H.S. Member To Go on the Road
This Season
    Mid May 1953 p. 10 John Cloutman online
Notes From Baraboo     Mid May 1953 p. 10 Museum online
Originator of the Bannerline
Termed "Barnum of Maine"
Kunzog, John C.   June 1953 pp. 3-6 article online
Ex-Trooper Pulls a Circus Train, An White, "Dad"   June 1953 p. 7  
Coronation Day in Brantford, Canada Cripps, Ed   June 1953 pp. 8-9  
Concerning the Origin of the John Robinson
Circus and the Myth of 1824
    June 1953 pp. 10-11 article online
Great Eastern Circus, The Northrop, Williard   June 1953 p. 12 article online
Fun and Thrills In Circus Show     June 1953 pp. 13 England, Robert Brothers
Report From Germany Dillenberg, Fritz   June 1953 p. 14  
Kelly-Miller Puts It Up Twice,
Takes It Down Once!
King, Bob   June 1953 p. 15 article online
Circus Toys and Miniatures Northrop, "Tard"   July 1953 p. 3  
Big One in Canada, The Fursier, Herb   July 1953 p. 4  
G. I. Visits European Circuses Sateja, "Chuck"   July 1953 p. 6  
Sam Dock, 89 Dies; Trouped For 69 Years     July 1953 p. 7  
Abandonment Test Fixes Ownership Hildreth, Melvin D.   Aug-Sep 1953 pp. 3-5 Show titles online
Mills Bros. Holds Memorial
For Dan Rice at Girard
    Aug-Sep 1953 p. 11 article online
John Robinson Quarters Gusler, Howard A.   October 1953 p. 3 article online
With Buffalo Bill in Europe Posey, Jake   October 1953 pp. 4-6 article online
Official Route, Season 1937
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
    October 1953 pp. 10-11, 6 article online
Chipperfield's Circus and Zoo Conover, Richard E.   October 1953 pp. 12-13  
Twas the Night Before Christmas
in Circustown
Thompson, Fred B.   December 1953 pp. 3-6  
Agrippa Martin, Man Who Trained
the Treacherous Hannibal
Kunzog, John C.   January 1954 pp. 3-5 article online
1953 Midian Shrine Circus     January 1954 p. 6 article online
Australian Circus Closes, An Baker, Sid   January 1954 p. 7 Silvers Circus online
Letter Coope, Fred E.   January 1954 pp. 8-9 Mills Circus
Circus Lore Is Her Hobby     January 1954 pp. 10-11  
Michigan's Oldest Showman Died Fisher, F. C.   January 1954 p. 12 James E. Carter
Sipe Educated Animal
& Lilliputian Show, The
Duble, Charles E.   January 1954 pp. 13-14 article online
Calliope, Its Origin and Appreciation, The Conover, Richard E.   February 1954 pp. 3-4 article online
Notes From A Press Sheet, 1907 Taber, Bob   February 1954 p. 5 Cole Bros. online
Ringling Brothers' First Circus
Held in Iowa Town
    February 1954 pp. 6-7 article online
Beatty to Revive Old-Style Parade     February 1954 p. 8 article online
R. M. Harvey, "Mr. Circus Himself" Sampson, L. J.   February 1954 pp. 9-10 article online
Circus Chronology, Jan. and Feb. 1953 Parkinson, Tom   February 1954 p. 11 article online
Street Parade of the Great Floto Show,
Season of 1905
O'Brien, John J.   February 1954   article online
Amazing Facts About Ringling Braathen, Sverre O.   March 1954 pp. 3-4 article online
Circus Movies Past and Present Dodge, Arthur   March 1954 p. 5 article online
Modern German Circus Dillenberg, Fritz   March 1954 pp. 6-7  
Friend of C.H.S. passes on March 1     March 1954 p. 9 John Robinson IV
Circus Chronology, This Month Last Year Parkinson, Tom   March 1954 p. 11 article online
Newspaper Story Places John Robinson
on Raymond & Wahring Show of 1839
Olsen, Melvin J.   Apr-May 1954 pp. 3-4 article online
1954 Season - 15th Anniversary Tour
Mills Bros.
    Apr-May 1954   article online
Official Route, John Robinson 10 Big Shows,
Season 1911
    Apr-May 1954 pp. 8-9 article online
Circus Chronology, 1953 Parkinson, Tom   Apr-May 1954 p. 11 article online
Dr. Carl Frischkorn     Apr-May 1954 p. 5 Obituary
Dan Rice Ledger Reveals
Circus Conditions In 1870
Kunzog, John C.   June 1954 pp. 6-9 article online
Circus Barlay Dillenberg, Fritz   June 1954 p. 10 Germany
Circus Chronology, 1953 Parkinson, Tom   June 1954 p. 11 June online
Fred Stafford, Jr.     Jul-Aug-Sep 1954 p. 5 Obituary
Gentry Brothers' Famous Shows
Forty Years Ago
    Jul-Aug-Sep 1954 p. 6 article online
Memories Via the Early 1900's Northrop, Williard   Jul-Aug-Sep 1954 p. 8 Harry LaPearl online
Cole Bros. Circus, 1930,
Last of the King Owned Railroad Shows
Bradbury, Joseph T.   Jul-Aug-Sep 1954 pp. 9-15 article online
More Circus Movies Francis, Don   Jul-Aug-Sep 1954 p. 17 article online
Circus Chronology, 1953 Parkinson, Tom   Jul-Aug-Sep 1954 pp. 18-19 article online
Civil War Incident With a Circus Flavor Kunzog, John C.   Oct-Nov 1954 pp. 3-5 Charles White online
Calliopes Varner, Henry   Oct-Nov 1954 p. 7 article online
Once Busy Circus Quarters
Now a Prosperous Farm
Salzarulo, Frank   Oct-Nov 1954 p. 8 Peru, IN online
Circuses That Toured Canada in the Past Cripps, Ed   Oct-Nov 1954 p. 9 Forepaugh online
Circus Chronology, 1953 Parkinson, Tom   Oct-Nov 1954 pp. 10-11 Oct-Nov online
Gainesville Circus Wiped Out By Fire     December 1954 p. 3 article online
Great Event, A Campbell, Charlie   December 1954 pp. 6-7 Campbell Bros. 1936 online
Circuses That Toured Canada in the Past Cripps, Ed   December 1954 pp. 12-13 Forepaugh online
Young's Circus Season for 1954, The Young, Baker   December 1954 p. 16 article online
Circus Chronology, 1954 Parkinson, Tom   March 1955 pp. 3-7 Jan-Dec online
Favorite Circus Fat Lady Nichols, Harmon W.   March 1955 p. 8 Lotus, hippo online
Merle Evans Does It Again Kobylka, Joe   March 1955 pp. 9-10  
Helfrich Visits Alaska Helfrich, Brace   March 1955 p. 10 Bailey Cristiana
M. L. Clark Show, The Fisher, F. C.   March 1955 pp. 11-12 article online
Gainesville To Continue Circus
Despite Fire Loss
Fleming, John   March 1955 p. 13 article online
Ringling Bros. Visits To Canada Cripps, Ed   March 1955 p. 14 article online
Australian Notes Baker, Sid   March 1955 p. 15  
Lots of Water in Australia Baker, Sid   April 1955 p. 3  
"Cap" Curtis Dies     April 1955 p. 3 Obituary
Howe's Great London Circus of 1916
Wheeler Bros. in 1916
Taber, Bob   April 1955 p. 4 article online
Many Circuses 46 Years Ago Duble, Charlie   April 1955 p 5 article online
Clyde Beatty Circus Season
Route of Year 1954
    April 1955 pp. 6-7 article online
"Elephant Escape" Fisher, F.   April 1955 p. 8 Judy online
Creamer Writes On Old and New Circuses     April 1955 pp. 10-13  
Circus, The     April 1955 p. 15  
Bailey Bros. And Cristiani Circus Fraser, Hank   June 1955 pp. 3-4  
Great Fred J. Mack Circus, The     June 1955 pp. 5-6 article online
Winter Quarters in Hugo     June 1955 p. 7  
Robbins Bros. Circus, 1938 Bradbury, Joseph T.   June 1955 pp. 8-14 article online
Old Trouper Dies     June 1955 p. 14 Hank Lachance (Hank Norris)
How Far? To a Circus Baker, Sid   Sep-Oct 1955 p. 6 Australia
Yankee Robinson Enormous
Three Rings of 1915
Taber, Bob   Sep-Oct 1955 p. 10 article online
Robinson's Three-Ring Circus of 1910 Taber, Bob   Christmas 1955 p. 5 article online
Real Old Time Circus Man, A. Sampson, J. Louis   Christmas 1955 pp. 8-9 Harry L. Kelly online
Keeping Up With the Circus World Museum     Christmas 1955 p. 11  
1938 Route of Robbins Bros. Circus     Christmas 1955 pp. 12-13 article online
Miller Bros. Circus in the South Hall, A. Robert   Christmas 1955 pp. 16-17  

Note: for 1956 each issue was labeled with a consecutive volume number. These volume numbers are duplicated in earlier and later issues.

Title or Subject Author Volume Number/Mo. Year Page Note
P. T. Barnum's Famous "Jumbo" Duble, Charlie [Vol. 1] Jan-Feb 1956 pp. 5-6 article online
100 Years of Circus Trains   [Vol. 1] Jan-Feb 1956 p. 7  
Big Circus Here   [Vol. 1] Jan-Feb 1956 p. 8 Forepaugh 1940 online
With the Greatest Show On Earth Quinius, John G. [Vol. 1] Jan-Feb 1956 pp. 9-10 1900 online
These Were the Good Old Days Taber, Bob [Vol. 1] Jan-Feb 1956 pp. 11-12 Backman & Tinsch online
One Man Circus a Georgia Institution Jackson, Eddie [Vol. 1] Jan-Feb 1956 pp. 13-14 Chas. Hall online
Joseph Pluhacek of Omaha, Nebraska Writes   [Vol. 1] Jan-Feb 1956 p. 14  
Deaths in Baraboo   [Vol. 1] Jan-Feb 1956   Maude Gollmar, Mary Lux
Mills Bros. Circus 1955 Route   [Vol. 1] Jan-Feb 1956   article online
With the Greatest Show On Earth Quinius, John G. [Vol. 2] Mar-Apr 1956 pp. 3-4 1900 online
Early Circus in America, The Chindahl, George L. [Vol. 2] Mar-Apr 1956 pp. 5-6 article online
Circus "Down Under," The Baker, Sid [Vol. 2] Mar-Apr 1956 p. 6 Australia online
Circus Girl's Suicide Still Remembered Chrisman, Harry E. [Vol. 2] Mar-Apr 1956 pp. 7-8 May Jackson online
Polack Brothers Eighth Annual
1956 Shrine Circus
  [Vol. 2] Mar-Apr 1956 pp. 10-11 article online
More About Elephants Born in Baraboo   [Vol. 2] Mar-Apr 1956 p. 12  
Circus Queen Who Died 'Broke'
Left Fortune in Jewels
  [Vol. 3] May-Jun 1956 p. 5 Dolly Varden online
Acrobats and Leapers Mars, Vivienne [Vol. 3] May-Jun 1956 pp. 7-8 online
With the Greatest Show On Earth Quinius, John G. [Vol. 3] May-Jun 1956 pp. 9-10 1900 online
1956 Kelly-Miller Circus, The Randolph, Wm. T. [Vol. 4] July 1956 pp. 3-5 article online
With the Greatest Show On Earth Quinius, John G. [Vol. 4] July 1956 pp. 6-7 article online
Burma, a Four-Legged Debutante Simpson, Harry M. [Vol. 4] July 1956 pp. 8-9 article online
Passing of Old Faithful Baker, Sid [Vol. 4] July 1956 p. 9 Elephant Alice online
Von Bros. Circus, 1956 Elbirn, Wm. [Vol. 4] July 1956 pp. 10-11 article online
Gus Lambrigger's Zoo Chindahl, George L. [Vol. 4] July 1956 pp. 12-13 article online
Veteran of Many Years and Lots Taber, Bob [Vol. 4] July 1956 pp. 14-15 Joe Applegate online
Our President Stars Again   [Vol. 5] August 1956 pp. 3-5 Bette Leonard
With the Greatest Show On Earth Quinius, John G. [Vol. 5] August 1956 pp. 6-7 1900 online
The Circus in Indiana   [Vol. 5] August 1956   article online
Outstanding Peru Men
of the Last Half Century
  [Vol. 6] September 1956 p. 4 B. E. Wallace
With the Greatest Show On Earth Quinius, John G. [Vol. 6] September 1956 pp. 5-6 1900
Origin of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, The Bateman, Dr. E. J. [Vol. 6] September 1956 pp. 7-9  
Our President Stars Again Watson, John [Vol. 6] September 1956 pp. 11-12   Bette Leonard
Do You Know? Taber, Bob [Vol. 6] September 1956 p. 12  
Circus - Milwaukee, The Conley, Dr. H. H. [Vol. 6] September 1956 pp. 13-15 article online
Menageries and Circuses That Showed
Lebanon, Ohio, 1820-1955
Gorsuch, Harold W. [Vol. 6] September 1956 pp. 16-18 article online
Eddie Jackson's Dream Came True in Circus Smith, Oscar [Vol. 7] Christmas 1956 pp. 3, 5, 7  
Where the Circuses Were
in September, 1913
Duble, Charlie [Vol. 7] Christmas 1956 pp. 9, 11  
With the Greatest Show On Earth Quinius, John G. [Vol. 7] Christmas 1956 pp. 13, 15  

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