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Friday, October 08, 2010
Mabel Stark
This photo is dated 1914.
The following photos of Mabel Stark are found in my uncle's scrap books. I can find no mention of a photographer. Mabel Stark and the year are written in pencil on the back. These would have been on the Al G. Barnes Circus
Maybe your uncle took them. I remember my Dad talking about Mable Stark, he said she was one of the best he`d seen. Although he was always a Clyde Beatty fan,I think Gunther Gebel Williams became his all time favorite though. He said it was because Gunther worked more than just cats.
DENNIS: They are all Mabel. I have her personal scrapbooks and photos from this era fill them. It's a matter of all of us having different looks in different settings.
For HAL: A minor note--Mrs. Ringling spelled it Mable. Miss Stark preferred Mabel.
Thank you, BOB, for posting these. Look for similar photos in my biography of Mabel.
Is it just me or do the first two photos look a bit 'funny'? They don't look like the same woman in the following photos.
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Maybe your uncle took them. I remember my Dad talking about Mable Stark, he said she was one of the best he`d seen. Although he was always a Clyde Beatty fan,I think Gunther Gebel Williams became his all time favorite though. He said it was because Gunther worked more than just cats.
ReplyDeleteDENNIS: They are all Mabel. I have her personal scrapbooks and photos from this era fill them. It's a matter of all of us having different looks in different settings.
ReplyDeleteFor HAL: A minor note--Mrs. Ringling spelled it Mable. Miss Stark preferred Mabel.
Thank you, BOB, for posting these. Look for similar photos in my biography of Mabel.
Thanks Roger. What a treasure to have her scrap books and photos. Priceless. Dennis Younger
ReplyDeleteMabel looks a lot like her brother myGrandpa Jim in this photo.
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