Ringling brothers

"To build up that relationship of trust between a handler and an elephant is absolutely sacred," says the circus' Director of Animal Stewardship.

A Who's Who of '60s pop culture: Marilyn, Sinatra, Brando, the Beatles, Liz Taylor, Elvis, Brigitte Bardot, Natalie Wood and more.

Ringling Brothers, family of U.S. circus proprietors who created the Ringling Brothers circus empire in the late 19th century. They organized their first small circus in 1884. In 1907 they bought the Barnum & Bailey Circus, becoming the leading circus in the U.S., the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Dare to wear the foolish clown face Mexican Clown Jandaschewsky Clowns 1900, Australia Australian acrobats, ca. 1890s. La Sousa Clown Band at Luna Park, 1909 Clown by Frederick W. Glasier, 1902 Pete and Florence Mardo, sparks circus 1923. By Frederick W. Glasier 1930's…

In short, Ringling Brothers Kings of the Circus is a very enjoyable documentary about the founding of the Ringling Brothers circus by the 5 brothers

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, American circus that was the best-known traveling circus in the United States in the 20th and early 21st centuries. It had its roots in the circuses guided by P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, and the Ringling Brothers, which ultimately joined forces. It closed in 2017.

“I (Rev. R. W. Brooks) am not only a retired Baptist minister but also a Justice of the Peace, railroad agent, Express agent, Postmaster, Editor and writer. I can tell many amusing incidents that came along and lives in my memory that most folks would have forgotten,” he told me. “My mother, Mary Walker, was […]

1900 – Ringling Bros.; Portraits of the five brothers

back-then: 21 Clowns, 1905. At the Ringling Brothers Circus. Photo by Frederick Glasier.