The Cole Bros. Circus was owned by Zach Terrell and Jess Adkins. - TopicsExpress



          

The Cole Bros. Circus was owned by Zach Terrell and Jess Adkins. Having survived the horrible depression years, they took out their second unit, the Robbins Bros. in 1938. When Cole Bros. folded in early 1938, they moved some acts over to Robbins Bros. to finish their season. Cole Bros. then suffered a disastrous fire in winter quarters in 1940 then lost one of their founding members when Jess Adkins passed away in 1941. This photo was taken in 1941 at the Bradley Farm in Rochester, IN. The downhill slide had already started. Zach Terrell would hold off the inevitable for 8 more years.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:53:03 +0000

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