Tiger trainer Mabel Stark stands by a cage containing two of her tigers at the Shrine Charity Circus, Los Angeles, June 1946

Item Overview

Title

Tiger trainer Mabel Stark stands by a cage containing two of her tigers at the Shrine Charity Circus, Los Angeles, June 1946

Date Created

between June 8 and June 18, 1946

Date

1946-06-08/1946-06-18

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Tiger trainer Mabel Stark stands by a cage containing two of her tigers. Stark is referred to as the world's first female tiger trainer. Here, she is at Shrine Auditorium for the annual Shrine Charity Circus. The Shrine Charity Circus is a 10-day event, which features an indoor show by the Polack Bros. Circus. Orphaned and underprivileged children are allowed to visit the circus as their admission is paid by affluent members of the community. The circus also travels to the children's hospital to entertain sick children who can't attend. Proceeds from the circus go to Shrine charitable activities.

Caption

Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: (2) Mabel Stark
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Circus - Polack Bros.; Stark, Mabel - tiger trainer (#2); Yacopi, Rosita - Mrs. (#3); Swanow, Mickey (5); Antelac, Munsie (4); Yacopi, Alfred (4); Shrine Auditorium (#1)

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Stark, Mabel
Polack Bros. Circus
Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Tigers--California
Entertainment
Circus animals--California--Los Angeles
Circuses & shows--California--Los Angeles
Animals
Animal training--California--Los Angeles
Business