Hill's Society Circus 1930s

Amateur films of a small traveling circus in the U.S. in the 1930's. Footage from this subject is available for licensing from www.globalimageworks.com

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• circus
• ringmaster
• on
• horseback
• in
• carnival
• midway
• marching
• band
• tuba
• ponies
• elephant
• parade
• into
• tent
• performing
• horse
• amusement
• park
• tricks
• trained
• ring
• audience
• dog
• acrobats
• climbing
• pole
• and
• spinning
• cartwheels
• trapeze
• clown
• tightrope
• walker
• with
• parasol
• elephants
• rolling
• drum

[jswalkerz]

I knew Will Hill as a child. My father, Sam Walker worked with him and he was with dad's sister, Nellie, in Mississippi when he died. Jim Walker Scottsdale, AZ

[travelfilmarchive]

Interesting. Can you tell me more about Hill and his circus? Do you have any idea where or when this performance may have taken place?

[miaangel247]

@melissakuroda1

yeah you can see him stabbing the elephants with that sharp stick around 2:05 - 2:09 =(

[putaface101]

poor elephants! if they didnt die they would have been or still alive.(or recently died) im going to research who these elephants are and what circuses they traveled with.

[melissakuroda1]

oh man, i bet children were so excited to see emaciated elephants being slapped; look at all the scars on their bodies and their bones sticking out.

[chucky666jack666]

Can i use this for a 1930s style music video i wanna make? :) ill give credit and everything to you :)

[DanTheBooker]

My guess as to location would be Coney Island. Those are permanent amusement rides, As well as the fact that Luna Park (as seen in the beginning) is a section of Coney Island. Hope this helps!