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Circuses and Thrill ShowsFrom the time we began to serve circuses, there was rarely one that entered Canada, particularly west of the great lakes, that we did not serve. Some were those carrying the old, old names of Hagenbeck-Wallace, Cole Bros., Gentry Bros., Sells-Floto, plus those of more modern times, including Al. G. Barnes, Clyde Beatty, Howe's Great London, all travelling by train. (Excerpt from Paper, Pen and Ink by Andrew King, Pg 75)
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Royal American Shows Poster Regina Exhibition King Show Prints and Enterprise Show Prints1 January 1920
Regina
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At the time we swung into carnival printing, Johnny J. Jones was the big wheel in that business on this continent. ... He was our first carnival customer, and continued to be until he was bid out of the Western Canada A fair circuit by the rapidly expanding Royal American Shows owned by Carl Sedlmayer. ... (Excerpt from Paper, Pen and Ink by Andrew King, Pg 77-78)4
Tiger Roaring Sound1 June 2004
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Conklin Shows Poster (Early Years) King Show Prints and Enterprise Show Prints1920
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Then among the earlier Canadian carnivals was Conklin & Garrett Shows which first came out of Seattle. We served it until Patty Conklin took over the operation of the Canadian National Exhibition midway at Toronto, when he sold his Conklin Shows to Jimmy Sullivan of Wallace Bros. Shows. ... (Excerpt from Paper, Pen and Ink by Andrew King, Pg 77-78)7
Conklin Shows with Two Girls Poster King Show Prints and Enterprise Show Prints1 January 1920
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Conklin Shows with Large Girl Poster King Show Prints and Enterprise Show Prints1 January 1920
Lindsay
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Death Dodgers and Jimmie Lynch Poster King Show Prints and Enterprise Show Prints1 January 1920
Prince Albert
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Thrill Shows such as Jimmy Lynch's Death Dodgers, of New York; Aut Swenson's Thrillcade of Springfield, Missouri; Flash Williams Thrill Show of Chicago; Canadian Death Dodgers of Montreal; Sloan's Championship Auto Racing, of Chicago, and others; were large account customers, so that with the combined business of circuses, carnivals, exhibitions, chautauquas, theatrical companies, sports days and department stores, Enterprise Show Print was firmly established during the early 1920s. (Excerpt from Paper, Pen and Ink by Andrew King, Pg 77-78)11
Death Dodgers and Jimmie Lynch Poster King Show Prints and Enterprise Show Prints1 January 1920
Fort William and Port Arthur
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Hell Drivers Woodblock in Red King Show Prints and Enterprise Show Prints1 January 1920
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Hell Drivers Woodblock in Yellow King Show Prints and Enterprise Show Prints1 January 1920
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Lucky Lott Hell Drivers Poster King Show Prints and Enterprise Show Prints1 January 1920
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