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Tompkins Wild West Show Elephants

Description: Photograph of the Tompkins Wild West Elephants, with Mabel and Charley at the Elks Minstrels, Atlantic City, NJ. We donated all the acts from the Tompkins Wild West Shows." Photo by Apeda, New York City, NY, February 12-13, 1915.
Date: [1915-02-12..1915-02-13]
Creator: Apeda
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"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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