King Bros Circus 1955 Photo Camels Domed Circus Arena Building 3.5 x 3.5

This photograph was taken in February 1955 and shows King Bros Circus camels standing near a large domed circus arena building.

Circuses commonly kept animal exercise areas close to permanent arena structures during the winter and early training period, allowing animals to be moved easily between outdoor tethering areas and indoor training space. Camels were a regular component of many mid-century American circus programs, appearing in parade displays, menagerie exhibits, and group animal acts alongside elephants and other exotic animals.

The image features several camels tethered on open ground beside a substantial round brick building with tall arched windows and a projecting roof supported by slender posts. In the background, circus personnel and parked vehicles are visible near a truck lettered for the show, while leafless trees and utility poles frame the lot. The photograph captures another angle of the same domed structure seen in related images from this series, with the animals positioned near the building’s curved exterior wall. The square scalloped-edge snapshot carries a FEB 55 date marking along the border, consistent with the other photographs from this documented group.

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