Charlie Rivel from the cover of the Picture Post dated December 31st, 1938, the year he was the clown at Olympia. "Akrobat Schooooooooo...

Dime Wilson and Gene Randow get ready for a Shrine date in this undated photo from the archives of the La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, WI. Pho...

Prince Paul surrounded by schoolchildren (from Venice, FL?) in this 1967 Ringling publicity photo taken by Zack Bloom.

The classic Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Alley photographed in what appears to be a doorknob's reflection. I can ID Kenny Dodd, Lou Nagy, Jim...

Two of my favorite pictures of one of my favorite people, Jackie LeClaire. I believe that these both date from the early 60s when Jackie was...

Yesterday we got a very nice message from Lazlo "Laci" Donnert, grandson of Lazlo Donnert, a pmember of the Ringling Blue Unit All...

Photo courtesy of Donald Stambaugh Here's the description from Donni... _____________________________________ Here is a pix of Chuck Sat...

Photo courtesy of Bill Strong The 1963 (possibly '64) Polack Bros. Clown Alley are, L to R, : Johnny Cirliano, Peluza, Dick "Rocko ...

I wonder what the Chickys themselves would make of this? http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0886-7356%28199302%298%3A1%3C117%3AMSAT%22M%3E2.0....

Otto Griebling, an artist alone in his field. OK, it's not so much a field as it is the backyard of a circus but you get the idea.

Photo courtesy of Bill Strong Billy Lerche, about whom I know nothing except what was written on the back of this photo. He looks like he co...

Myron "Buck" Baker (you didn't think his momma named him "Buck, did ya?) was born in 1873 and died in Washington July 6th...

We've had a lot of international visitors recently. Folks from all over Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America and even South Afri...

Where to begin? What to leave out? I suppose the start is obvious. Hubert Jean Charles Cairoli. (Some sources have it as "Jean Hubert C...

Robert "Onionhead" Dunn who has been touring with the UniverSoul Circus since 1996.

If The Circus is one of Charlie Chaplin's lesser-known films, it's only because of bad timing. Made right after The Gold Rush and ju...

"Extreme Closeup" a self-portrait by Mike Keever "My Friend Jummy Graham is Heaven Sent" a portrait of Jimmy Graham by M...

Prince Paul with Bonnie, Kenneth and a young Nicole Feld.

Paul Jung with the prop from his Camera Gag. Someone is just seconds away from a facefull of powder.

This one is for Ms. Sarah Frounfelker.