Mabel Tompkins Collection - 27 Matching Results

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"Big Hip"

Description: Photograph of the "Big Hip in Atlantic City, NJ, c. 1910." L to R: seated: 1-5. UNIDENTIFIED, 6. Florence King (Later Mrs. Floyd Randolph), 7. Tila Baldwin, 8-10. UNIDENTIFIED, 11. Mabel Tompkins, Standing: 1-4. UNIDENTIFIED, 5. Charles H. Tompkins, 6. UNIDENTIFIED, 7. Johnny France, 8. UNIDENTIFIED, c.1910.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Mabel H. Tompkins

Description: Photograph of Mabel & Mexico talking it over at the back entrance to the Wild West Arena. We bought Mexico and Wild West Spot from a man in Geary, Oklahoma. Nearly all new Wild West Shows we trained on Little Black Mexico, c. 1914. Post card printed c. 1910-1918.
Date: 1914~
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Mabel's Dog & Pony Act

Description: Photograph of Mabel's Dog & Pony Act, a feature for many years with the Tompkins Wild West Show. They and the Tompkins Elephants were the big feature at the Elks Charity Show at Nixon Theatre, Atlantic City, NJ, 1915, where she donated them free of charge, c. 1915.
Date: 1915~
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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