Tom Mix spent time working for circuses ... and he also owned his own traveling show which turned out to be a financial letdown and folded in 1938. There's more info and images in the Tom Mix section on the Old Corral. (Courtesy of Fred D. Pfening, Jr.) Tom Mix, circa 1935 |
 (Courtesy of Donn & Nancy Moyer and the Jeannie Blair collection) Above is a 'route card' (postcard) covering stops during a two week period in the Spring of 1937.
 (Courtesy of Fred D. Pfening, Jr.)
 (Courtesy of Fred D. Pfening, Jr.) Above - a calendar check reveals that the combination of Thursday and August 1 occurred in 1935. |
| Tim McCoy was with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus from 1935 to 1937. Around late 1937, McCoy began assembling his own Wild West Show. In April, 1938, "Colonel Tim McCoy's Real Wild West Show" opened in Chicago indoors at the International Amphitheater and then moved to Columbus, Ohio to open under canvas. The show folded and McCoy lost a bundle on the venture (some guesstimates of McCoy's losses are in the $100,000.00 range). | ||
 (Courtesy of Fred D. Pfening, Jr.) |  (Courtesy of Fred D. Pfening, Jr.) | |
 (Courtesy of Fred D. Pfening, Jr.)  (Courtesy of Fred D. Pfening, Jr.) Above, the well costumed Tim McCoy in 1937 with the Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus | ||