Karen Pelletier interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-21
Pelletier has been a barber in the quaint small town of Georgetown, Massachusetts, for twenty-nine years. She discusses her preference to cut men's hair over working in a beauty salon. She's also discusses the ... More
Patrick Wellington interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-10
Patrick Wellington is an established New York hairdresser from Jamaica. In this interview he discusses the importance of taking care of his body to meet the physical demands of the job; attending hair shows; th... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Patrick Wellington interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-10
Patrick Wellington is an established New York hairdresser from Jamaica. In this interview he discusses the importance of taking care of his body to meet the physical demands of the job; attending hair shows; th... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Jeff Hafler interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-07-26
The interview took place at Jeff Hafler's dining room table. Hafler discusses his hair styling career, starting in Ohio, learning on Black hair and then building his own business in Los Angeles, where he develo... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Juan Salcido Sanchez interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-1...
Juan Salcido Sanchez is a groom who works for Kieran McLaughlin, a trainer for the Darley Farms. The interviewee speaks about migration from Mexico, pride of work, wages, and the role of family. The interview p... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Robert Paterno interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-17
An interview with Robert "Bob" Paterno, who works as a "pony person" at the Tampa Bay Downs Racetrack. He talks about the daily routines in the backstretch, and gives his thoughts on training, on horses, and on... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
Gail Bruno interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-13
Gail has a home salon in upstate New York. She has been doing hair for over fifty years. She has a bubbly personality and loves to talk. She is still working at almost seventy-years-old. Most of her clients are... More
Steve Davis interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-09-02
Steve Davis was named "Best Colorist" by Philadelphia Magazine. Much of the interview addresses the techniques and issues of coloring all types of hair. He also talks about the importance of being a responsible... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Robert Paterno interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-17
An interview with Robert "Bob" Paterno, who works as a "pony person" at the Tampa Bay Downs Racetrack. He talks about the daily routines in the backstretch, and gives his thoughts on training, on horses, and on... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
Lawrence Freeman interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-15
Freeman has been doing hair for about forty years. His clients include Farrah Fawcett, Halston, Debbie Harry, Olympia Dukakis, and Eartha Kitt. His salon is in Provincetown, Massachusetts, a small town in the n... More
Patrick Wellington interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-10
Patrick Wellington is an established New York hairdresser from Jamaica. In this interview he discusses the importance of taking care of his body to meet the physical demands of the job; attending hair shows; th... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Terri Shuck interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-05-28
Terri Shuck has been doing hair for thirty-two years. She talks about how she started and the role her customers play in her life. She discusses her organizing and timing strategies for doing chemical treatment... More
Jeff Hafler interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-07-26
The interview took place at Jeff Hafler's dining room table. Hafler discusses his hair styling career, starting in Ohio, learning on Black hair and then building his own business in Los Angeles, where he develo... More
Rosaria Monarca interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2013-01-20
Rina Monarca is a Sicilian woman who has been doing hair for about thirty-five years and works with a primarily Black clientele. In this interview, she discusses how to work with different hair textures; workin... More
Steve Davis interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-09-02
Steve Davis was named "Best Colorist" by Philadelphia Magazine. Much of the interview addresses the techniques and issues of coloring all types of hair. He also talks about the importance of being a responsible... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
Patrick Wellington interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-10
Patrick Wellington is an established New York hairdresser from Jamaica. In this interview he discusses the importance of taking care of his body to meet the physical demands of the job; attending hair shows; th... More
Rosaria Monarca interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2013-01-20
Rina Monarca is a Sicilian woman who has been doing hair for about thirty-five years and works with a primarily Black clientele. In this interview, she discusses how to work with different hair textures; workin... More
Patrick Wellington interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-10
Patrick Wellington is an established New York hairdresser from Jamaica. In this interview he discusses the importance of taking care of his body to meet the physical demands of the job; attending hair shows; th... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
Rosaria Monarca interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2013-01-20
Rina Monarca is a Sicilian woman who has been doing hair for about thirty-five years and works with a primarily Black clientele. In this interview, she discusses how to work with different hair textures; workin... More
Robert Paterno interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-17
An interview with Robert "Bob" Paterno, who works as a "pony person" at the Tampa Bay Downs Racetrack. He talks about the daily routines in the backstretch, and gives his thoughts on training, on horses, and on... More
Gail Bruno interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-13
Gail has a home salon in upstate New York. She has been doing hair for over fifty years. She has a bubbly personality and loves to talk. She is still working at almost seventy-years-old. Most of her clients are... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Gordon W. Miller interview conducted by Charlie Seemann, 2011-10-20
Interview with Gordon Miller, miner and former truck driver. He talked about former jobs as truck driver before going to work for Barrick Goldstrike, driving trucks and operating a variety of large machinery in... More
Karen Pelletier interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-21
Pelletier has been a barber in the quaint small town of Georgetown, Massachusetts, for twenty-nine years. She discusses her preference to cut men's hair over working in a beauty salon. She's also discusses the ... More
Patrick Wellington interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-10
Patrick Wellington is an established New York hairdresser from Jamaica. In this interview he discusses the importance of taking care of his body to meet the physical demands of the job; attending hair shows; th... More
Terri Shuck interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-05-28
Terri Shuck has been doing hair for thirty-two years. She talks about how she started and the role her customers play in her life. She discusses her organizing and timing strategies for doing chemical treatment... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Lorna Chavez interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2012-07-17
Lorna Chavez is an exercise rider who divides her time between Saratoga Springs (May through November) and the racecourse at Gulf Stream Park in Florida. She is a contract rider, who works for several trainers ... More
Rosaria Monarca interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2013-01-20
Rina Monarca is a Sicilian woman who has been doing hair for about thirty-five years and works with a primarily Black clientele. In this interview, she discusses how to work with different hair textures; workin... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
Patrick Wellington interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-10
Patrick Wellington is an established New York hairdresser from Jamaica. In this interview he discusses the importance of taking care of his body to meet the physical demands of the job; attending hair shows; th... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Tom Wilson interview conducted by Nathan J. Moore and Donald Eugene St...
Tom Wilson discusses his career as a home care worker. He talks about the differences between working in group homes and one-on-one settings, his relationships with clients, and how he approaches intimate tasks... More
Calvin Kaintuck interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2012-07-10
Calvin Kaintuck is an exercise rider who is still riding at the age of 83. He talked about his childhood and how he began to be a rider and the individuals who helped him along the way. He spoke about accidents... More
Juan Salcido Sanchez interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-1...
Juan Salcido Sanchez is a groom who works for Kieran McLaughlin, a trainer for the Darley Farms. The interviewee speaks about migration from Mexico, pride of work, wages, and the role of family. The interview p... More
Lawrence Freeman interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-15
Freeman has been doing hair for about forty years. His clients include Farrah Fawcett, Halston, Debbie Harry, Olympia Dukakis, and Eartha Kitt. His salon is in Provincetown, Massachusetts, a small town in the n... More
Terri Shuck interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-05-28
Terri Shuck has been doing hair for thirty-two years. She talks about how she started and the role her customers play in her life. She discusses her organizing and timing strategies for doing chemical treatment... More
Jeff Hafler interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-07-26
The interview took place at Jeff Hafler's dining room table. Hafler discusses his hair styling career, starting in Ohio, learning on Black hair and then building his own business in Los Angeles, where he develo... More
Lorna Chavez interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2012-07-17
Lorna Chavez is an exercise rider who divides her time between Saratoga Springs (May through November) and the racecourse at Gulf Stream Park in Florida. She is a contract rider, who works for several trainers ... More
Lawrence Freeman interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-15
Freeman has been doing hair for about forty years. His clients include Farrah Fawcett, Halston, Debbie Harry, Olympia Dukakis, and Eartha Kitt. His salon is in Provincetown, Massachusetts, a small town in the n... More
Karen Pelletier interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-21
Pelletier has been a barber in the quaint small town of Georgetown, Massachusetts, for twenty-nine years. She discusses her preference to cut men's hair over working in a beauty salon. She's also discusses the ... More
Gail Bruno interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-13
Gail has a home salon in upstate New York. She has been doing hair for over fifty years. She has a bubbly personality and loves to talk. She is still working at almost seventy-years-old. Most of her clients are... More
Robert Paterno interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2013-02-17
An interview with Robert "Bob" Paterno, who works as a "pony person" at the Tampa Bay Downs Racetrack. He talks about the daily routines in the backstretch, and gives his thoughts on training, on horses, and on... More
Lawrence Freeman interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-15
Freeman has been doing hair for about forty years. His clients include Farrah Fawcett, Halston, Debbie Harry, Olympia Dukakis, and Eartha Kitt. His salon is in Provincetown, Massachusetts, a small town in the n... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Eileen Ordway interview conducted by Nathan J. Moore and Donald Eugene...
Eileen Ordway discusses her experiences as a home care worker, including her typical duties, relationships with consumer-employers, union activism, and the use of humor on the job. She also discusses health iss... More
Thomas Sink interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana M....
Popcorn the Circus Comic was born "somewhere in the east" and he talked about his early interest in magic and how that led to his career as a circus clown. Popcorn described the life of a circus clown, how he d... More
Gail Bruno interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-13
Gail has a home salon in upstate New York. She has been doing hair for over fifty years. She has a bubbly personality and loves to talk. She is still working at almost seventy-years-old. Most of her clients are... More
Gail Bruno interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-13
Gail has a home salon in upstate New York. She has been doing hair for over fifty years. She has a bubbly personality and loves to talk. She is still working at almost seventy-years-old. Most of her clients are... More
Jeff Hafler interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-07-26
The interview took place at Jeff Hafler's dining room table. Hafler discusses his hair styling career, starting in Ohio, learning on Black hair and then building his own business in Los Angeles, where he develo... More
Lorna Chavez interview conducted by Ellen E. McHale, 2012-07-17
Lorna Chavez is an exercise rider who divides her time between Saratoga Springs (May through November) and the racecourse at Gulf Stream Park in Florida. She is a contract rider, who works for several trainers ... More
Lawrence Freeman interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-15
Freeman has been doing hair for about forty years. His clients include Farrah Fawcett, Halston, Debbie Harry, Olympia Dukakis, and Eartha Kitt. His salon is in Provincetown, Massachusetts, a small town in the n... More
Michael Fulton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Juliana...
Mike Fulton, born in 1957, entered the circus industry at a young age and discussed how that came about. After high school graduation, the family moved to Hugo, Oklahoma. He held various jobs within the circus ... More
Barbara Miller Byrd interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Ju...
Third-generation circus owner Barbara Miller Byrd was born in 1946. She talked about her parents, D.R. and Isla Miller, and the history of the Carson & Barnes Circus, and the future of traveling tent shows. Bar... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
B.K. Silverlake interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
B.K. Silverlake was born in 1946 to Emma and Raymond Duke, a circus family. She outlined their history with various circuses and her life with Melvin Silverlake, who was also from a circus family. B.K. explaine... More
Dudley Hamilton interview conducted by Tanya Ducker Finchum and Julian...
Dudley Hamilton, born in 1929, joined the circus in 1982. He shared his life experiences that brought him to the circus as well as what various jobs he has held within the circus. Dudley described the life of a... More
Patrick Wellington interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-08-10
Patrick Wellington is an established New York hairdresser from Jamaica. In this interview he discusses the importance of taking care of his body to meet the physical demands of the job; attending hair shows; th... More