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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
8x10 black and white photo
Hugo Zacchini
2603 Fountain Blvd
Tampa 9, Florida
(note: this address is stamped twice on the back)
Born Hugo Timonte Zacchini on October 20th 1898 Peru, South America to October 20th 1975 California
Would be shot about 200 meters at 90 mph
Had to children: Hugo Anthony Zacchini and Patchay Zacchini
other human cannonball: Zazel (Rossa Matilda Richter)
and George Layal.
Born Hugo Timonte Zacchini on October 20th 1898 Peru, South America to October 20th 1975 California
Would be shot about 200 meters at 90 mph
Had to children: Hugo Anthony Zacchini and Patchay Zacchini
other human cannonball: Zazel (Rossa Matilda Richter)
and George Layal.
The Elkins Sisters
presenting
postcard format 51/2 x 8 3/4
Las Vegas: Among the outstanding acts were the Elkins Sisters. If there is such a thing as something new in circus acts, this is it. The three Gals are acrobats with trained Afgans and Poodles
San Francisco: joining the sustained and deserved applause for the highly professional Elkins Sisters, who stun the crowd with their beauty and synchronized acro.-Act.
also typed on the back an address:
Kurt Schoppner Elkins, Manager
228 Pine Lane, Justice, Ill 60458
tel: 312/839-8939
This act appears in 1961 Official Program in the Annual Syrian Temple Shrine Circus Cincinnati,Ohio
April 3-8
Display #20
note: 4-14-58 Billboard in Palisades NJ has them on the Clyde Beaty Circus
note2: Puyallup Fair in Washington has them from 1970-1977
note#3: Cal Dodd & Sherisse Laurence welcomed the Elkins Sisters dog act-some Canadian TV I think.
note#4: They also worked under a newer name called The Fabulous Darnells Magic with a Touch of Class
and
Dazzling Darnells Poodle Follies (information gleaned from CircuSpace.Com
April 3-8
Display #20
note: 4-14-58 Billboard in Palisades NJ has them on the Clyde Beaty Circus
note2: Puyallup Fair in Washington has them from 1970-1977
note#3: Cal Dodd & Sherisse Laurence welcomed the Elkins Sisters dog act-some Canadian TV I think.
note#4: They also worked under a newer name called The Fabulous Darnells Magic with a Touch of Class
and
Dazzling Darnells Poodle Follies (information gleaned from CircuSpace.Com
Thursday, March 17, 2011
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