Big John Strong's Circus Gallery - 2 - 1971

A good friend of my Fathers named Ron Sanford came to the NB State Fair.  Ron is a Circus Fan like NO other.

My Father use to call him often. Ron liked my Father so much he took picture's of my Fathers Circus when ever it was close by.  Ron was also a personal friend of D.R. Miller and family as well.  He is now in his 70's.  Ron took most of these picture's.  In his personal collection he has picture's I've never seen before.  Ron took photograph from the 1950's to the 1980's.  I have received permission from him to share his images with Sideshow World.  So here is some of the "BEST" picture's ever taken of our Circus.

Photographs © copyright Ron Sanford, all rights reserved.  Post here courtesy of John Strong III

I would like to thank Linda for the descriptions found on each of the photographs.

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Circus Fans ? 

"Annual visit"

Circus Semi-Trailer

Circus Silver- Truck

Circus llama, "Peedee"

Circus Ponies, "Prince Charles","Major" &  "Kelly"

"Baby Neena II" &  Big John's  International truck behind them

Circus Fan ? & Baby  Neena II

Baby Neena II,  Big John &  Eddie Spaghetti

Baby Neena II,  Big John &  Eddie Spaghetti, w/ Circus fan

"The Circus Band", Organist  front, Drummer behind,  Baby Neena II  noseing in

David Pugh after his trampoline act, back-yard

Peggy & Harry Baker from England, plate-spinners& hat-juggelers

Sandi on trampoline during lag-time

" Mr. Meatball" aka Tom Bishop

Sandi  Strong working ticket box on Sideshow

Sideshow Entrance

Circus Main Entrance

Circus tent in the air on grass lot

Between shows at Fresno fair

Neena I  turning around in the middle of a 6' plank

Linda Strong

& Neena I, leg up

Linda Strong & Neena I, 

quick nap, sit up

Linda Strong & Neena I, 

doing the spindal

Linda Strong & Neena I  skipping

Linda Strong & Neena I

coming down off  tub  

Linda & Neena I, 

tub- up

Linda & Neena I, 

doing hand stand on tub

Albert Lucas Jr.,  

"World's Youngest Juggler"

Albert Lucas Jr. & Sr.

passing clubs

Circus animal truck

Little John balancing plate on chin w/ sister Linda

Albert Lucus juggling balls

Albert Lucus juggling balls

Albert Lucus juggling balls

Albert Lucus juggling clubs

Eddie Spaghetti & Peedee at Fresno fair

Albert Lucas Sr. juggling 4 hats

Albert Lucas Sr. juggling 4 hats balancing basin

Albert Lucas jr. juggling

Big John & the Circus doggies

Big John

& the Pony Express

Eddie Spaghetti & Peedee

Little John & Linda Strong spinning basins

Linda Strong

working the pigeon act

Linda Strong

working the pigeon act

Eddie Spaghetti doing the "Balloon Bit"

Big John, Eddie Spaghetti & Hobo the dog going 'round the world at the Fresno fair

Big John & the Circus doggies

Big John & the Circus doggies

Big John & the Circus doggies

Big John in Center Ring

Big John in Center Ring &  "The Pony Express"

Big John in Center Ring &  "The Pony Express"

Big John in Center Ring &  "Arthur the macaw" 

rolling over

Little John

spinning 3 plates in mouth 

Big John, Major the pony & JoJo the baboon

Big John's  Pony Express