Vintage CIRCUS SCRAPBOOK Of Fred Valentine FLYING VALENTINES Trapeze Photo Album
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Private Circus Career Scrapbook Photo Album Owned by Fred Valentine of "The Flying Valentines" Trapeze ActProfessional & Personal SnapshotsDating from 1920's - 1950'sOffered here is the personal career scrapbook of Fred Valentine, circus performer and manager of the Flying Valentines trapeze act. Vintage photo album includes 40 pages of black and white photos assembled by Valentine, including trapeze performance snapshots, circus grounds, circus performers and t...ravels around the world.Fred Valentine (1910-1969) was a trapeze performer and owner of the Flying Valentines flying trapeze act, popular in shows and circuses of the 1940's.
Fred Valentine learned the fly-traps at age 17 from his older brother, George, when George Valentine was with Paul Sullivan's "Flying Sullivans" during the 1920's. Subseqently, Fred and four other brothers formed their own flying act; then in 1932 he went on his own. He performed the act into his 50's.
A 1941 news clipping describes the act as one of the "leading flying acts of the American amusement world, " and that the troupe consisted of "three people, a girl trapeze artist, a straight man on the horizontal bars, and a clown. The routines offered in this act consist of pirouettes, somersaults, single and double flying catches and leaps, with a unique variation of the traditional bar leap into the net for the finish."The Flying Valentines were stand-ins for Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, the stars of the 1956 film "Trapeze", and the troupe helped to promote the film when it was released. Vintage green-cover scrapbook album measures approximately 14" x 11" and is packed with 40 double-sided album pages of black and white photographs dating from the 1920's - 1950's.
Most of the photos are small snapshots, and many feature handwritten captions written by Fred Valentine himself describing the people and places pictured.
Images include wonderful shots of the Flying Valentines performing on the trapeze in various show locations around the world such as Japan, Canada, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Niagara Falls, Florida, Kansas and more.
Many images show various circus performers of all sorts in candid shots and on circus grounds such as the E.R. Braly Circus, setting up for a show. A ventriloquist dummy riding a live miniature horse. Traditional circus carriage rolling by. Riggs Brothers, a pair of clowns, clowning around. People riding circus elephants. Performers posing with their dressing room trailers on site. Snapshots of pretty girls and bathing beauties. People holding exotic animals including baby lions/tigers. A woman holding a baby in one arm and a baby tiger in the other. 1936 group photo of an entire circus company gathering for a cake. Cute little performing dogs and family dogs. Valentine standing in Tokyo holding up a Japanese poster advertising the Flying Valentines.
Also included: A couple of 8x10 photos dating to the late 1920's featuring Freddie Valentine early in his career ... Some signed and inscribed photos from performers to Valentine ... Many personal family photos of Valentine and his children and relatives.
CONDITION: Scrapbook album pages are disintegrating and chipping away at the edges, typical of the old black paper pages. Half of the pages are detached from the book. Front cover is detached. All images are in good / used condition having been affixed to this book for 60+ years. All scrapbook pages have been almost completely filled with snapshots on both sides of paper. Loose 8x10s are mixed in.See our other itemsPAYMENTSHIPPINGRETURNSQUESTIONS?PAYMENTSHIPPINGRETURNSQUESTIONS?Please make payment within 5 days after close of the auction. We will escalate cases with eBay if bidders do not submit payment within the 5 day period following the auction's close.
If, for whatever reason you are unable to pay within this time, we ask that you notify us before bidding. In many cases, we will be happy to work with you within a reasonable timeframe if you notify us.USA/CANADA - All items are sent USPS First Class unless otherwise stated in the auction listing. On dispatch you will be issued with a tracking number. Higher value items (over $50) will always be fully insured at no extra cost to you. WORLDWIDE - All items are sent USPS First Class and trackable (please note that costs for postage will vary depending on your country.) Higher value items will always be fully insured and trackable at no extra cost to you. We pack all shipments with great care so that all items arrive as they left us. We also combine items so if you win more than one auction, the cost of postage will be greatly lower.Please note that we always collate and describe the items we sell to the very best of our ability. If you have questions regarding an item please get in contact so we can help you further before the auction's close.
If for whatever reason an item you have received does not match our listing we will always issue you a hassle-free full refund on return of the item which will also include any postage costs you have incurred. It is our goal to work with you to ensure that you are fully satisfied with your purchase.If you have questions regarding this item or would like to get in touch with us, please send us a message through eBay or you may contact us through our website, Regency Antique Books.Offered here is the personal career scrapbook of Fred Valentine, circus performer and manager of the Flying Valentines trapeze act. Vintage photo album includes 40 pages of black and white photos assembled by Valentine, including trapeze performance snapshots, circus grounds, circus performers and travels around the world. ​​​​​​​ Fred Valentine (1910-1969) was a trapeze performer and owner of the Flying Valentines flying trapeze act, popular in shows and circuses of the 1940's. Fred Valentine learned the fly-traps at age 17 from his older brother, George, when George Valentine was with Paul Sullivan's "Flying Sullivans" during the 1920's. Subseqently, Fred and four other brothers formed their own flying act; then in 1932 he went on his own. He performed the act into his 50's. A 1941 news clipping describes the act as one of the "leading flying acts of the American amusement world, " and that the troupe consisted of "three people, a girl trapeze artist, a straight man on the horizontal bars, and a clown. The routines offered in this act consist of pirouettes, somersaults, single and double flying catches and leaps, with a unique variation of the traditional bar leap into the net for the finish." ​​​​​​​ The Flying Valentines were stand-ins for Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, the stars of the 1956 film "Trapeze", and the troupe helped to promote the film when it was released. Vintage green-cover scrapbook album measures approximately 14" x 11" and is packed with 40 double-sided album pages of black and white photographs dating from the 1920's - 1950's. Most of the photos are small snapshots, and many feature handwritten captions written by Fred Valentine himself describing the people and places pictured. Images include wonderful shots of the Flying Valentines performing on the trapeze in various show locations around the world such as Japan, Canada, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Niagara Falls, Florida, Kansas and more. Many images show various circus performers of all sorts in candid shots and on circus grounds such as the E.R. Braly Circus, setting up for a show. A ventriloquist dummy riding a live miniature horse. Traditional circus carriage rolling by. Riggs Brothers, a pair of clowns, clowning around. People riding circus elephants. Performers posing with their dressing room trailers on site. Snapshots of pretty girls and bathing beauties. People holding exotic animals including baby lions/tigers. A woman holding a baby in one arm and a baby tiger in the other. 1936 group photo of an entire circus company gathering for a cake. Cute little performing dogs and family dogs. Valentine standing in Tokyo holding up a Japanese poster advertising the Flying Valentines. Also included: A couple of 8x10 photos dating to the late 1920's featuring Freddie Valentine early in his career ... Some signed and inscribed photos from performers to Valentine ... Many personal family photos of Valentine and his children and relatives. CONDITION: Scrapbook album pages are disintegrating and chipping away at the edges, typical of the old black paper pages. Half of the pages are detached from the book. Front cover is detached. All images are in good / used condition having been affixed to this book for 60+ years. All scrapbook pages have been almost completely filled with snapshots on both sides of paper. Loose 8x10s are mixed in.​​​​​​ Private Circus Career Scrapbook Photo Album Owned by Fred Valentine of "The Flying Valentines" Trapeze ActProfessional & Personal SnapshotsDating from 1920's - 1950'sOffered here is the personal career scrapbook of Fred Valentine, circus performer and manager of the Flying Valentines trapeze act. Vintage photo album includes 40 pages of black and white photos assembled by Valentine, including trapeze performance snapshots, circus grounds, circus performers and travels around the world.Fred Valentine (1910-1969) was a trapeze performer and owner of the Flying Valentines flying trapeze act, popular in shows and circuses of the 1940's.
Fred Valentine learned the fly-traps at age 17 from his older brother, George, when George Valentine was with Paul Sullivan's "Flying Sullivans" during the 1920's. Subseqently, Fred and four other brothers formed their own flying act; then in 1932 he went on his own. He performed the act into his 50's.
A 1941 news clipping describes the act as one of the "leading flying acts of the American amusement world, " and that the troupe consisted of "three people, a girl trapeze artist, a straight man on the horizontal bars, and a clown. The routines offered in this act consist of pirouettes, somersaults, single and double flying catches and leaps, with a unique variation of the traditional bar leap into the net for the finish."The Flying Valentines were stand-ins for Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, the stars of the 1956 film "Trapeze", and the troupe helped to promote the film when it was released. Vintage green-cover scrapbook album measures approximately 14" x 11" and is packed with 40 double-sided album pages of black and white photographs dating from the 1920's - 1950's.
Most of the photos are small snapshots, and many feature handwritten captions written by Fred Valentine himself describing the people and places pictured.
Images include wonderful shots of the Flying Valentines performing on the trapeze in various show locations around the world such as Japan, Canada, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Niagara Falls, Florida, Kansas and more.
Many images show various circus performers of all sorts in candid shots and on circus grounds such as the E.R. Braly Circus, setting up for a show. A ventriloquist dummy riding a live miniature horse. Traditional circus carriage rolling by. Riggs Brothers, a pair of clowns, clowning around. People riding circus elephants. Performers posing with their dressing room trailers on site. Snapshots of pretty girls and bathing beauties. People holding exotic animals including baby lions/tigers. A woman holding a baby in one arm and a baby tiger in the other. 1936 group photo of an entire circus company gathering for a cake. Cute little performing dogs and family dogs. Valentine standing in Tokyo holding up a Japanese poster advertising the Flying Valentines.
Also included: A couple of 8x10 photos dating to the late 1920's featuring Freddie Valentine early in his career ... Some signed and inscribed photos from performers to Valentine ... Many personal family photos of Valentine and his children and relatives.
CONDITION: Scrapbook album pages are disintegrating and chipping away at the edges, typical of the old black paper pages. Half of the pages are detached from the book. Front cover is detached. All images are in good / used condition having been affixed to this book for 60+ years. All scrapbook pages have been almost completely filled with snapshots on both sides of paper. Loose 8x10s are mixed in.See our other itemsPAYMENTPlease make payment within 5 days after close of the auction. We will escalate cases with eBay if bidders do not submit payment within the 5 day period following the auction's close.
If, for whatever reason you are unable to pay within this time, we ask that you notify us before bidding. In many cases, we will be happy to work with you within a reasonable timeframe if you notify us.SHIPPINGUSA/CANADA - All items are sent USPS First Class unless otherwise stated in the auction listing. On dispatch you will be issued with a tracking number. Higher value items (over $50) will always be fully insured at no extra cost to you. WORLDWIDE - All items are sent USPS First Class and trackable (please note that costs for postage will vary depending on your country.) Higher value items will always be fully insured and trackable at no extra cost to you. We pack all shipments with great care so that all items arrive as they left us. We also combine items so if you win more than one auction, the cost of postage will be greatly lower.RETURNSPlease note that we always collate and describe the items we sell to the very best of our ability. If you have questions regarding an item please get in contact so we can help you further before the auction's close.
If for whatever reason an item you have received does not match our listing we will always issue you a hassle-free full refund on return of the item which will also include any postage costs you have incurred. It is our goal to work with you to ensure that you are fully satisfied with your purchase.QUESTIONS?If you have questions regarding this item or would like to get in touch with us, please send us a message through eBay or you may contact us through our website, Regency Antique Books.Offered here is the personal career scrapbook of Fred Valentine, circus performer and manager of the Flying Valentines trapeze act. Vintage photo album includes 40 pages of black and white photos assembled by Valentine, including trapeze performance snapshots, circus grounds, circus performers and travels around the world.Fred Valentine (1910-1969) was a trapeze performer and owner of the Flying Valentines flying trapeze act, popular in shows and circuses of the 1940's. Fred Valentine learned the fly-traps at age 17 from his older brother, George, when George Valentine was with Paul Sullivan's "Flying Sullivans" during the 1920's. Subseqently, Fred and four other brothers formed their own flying act; then in 1932 he went on his own. He performed the act into his 50's.A 1941 news clipping describes the act as one of the "leading flying acts of the American amusement world, " and that the troupe consisted of "three people, a girl trapeze artist, a straight man on the horizontal bars, and a clown. The routines offered in this act consist of pirouettes, somersaults, single and double flying catches and leaps, with a unique variation of the traditional bar leap into the net for the finish."The Flying Valentines were stand-ins for Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, the stars of the 1956 film "Trapeze", and the troupe helped to promote the film when it was released. Vintage green-cover scrapbook album measures approximately 14" x 11" and is packed with 40 double-sided album pages of black and white photographs dating from the 1920's - 1950's.Most of the photos are small snapshots, and many feature handwritten captions written by Fred Valentine himself describing the people and places pictured. Images include wonderful shots of the Flying Valentines performing on the trapeze in various show locations around the world such as Japan, Canada, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Niagara Falls, Florida, Kansas and more. Many images show various circus performers of all sorts in candid shots and on circus grounds such as the E.R. Braly Circus, setting up for a show. A ventriloquist dummy riding a live miniature horse. Traditional circus carriage rolling by. Riggs Brothers, a pair of clowns, clowning around. People riding circus elephants. Performers posing with their dressing room trailers on site. Snapshots of pretty girls and bathing beauties. People holding exotic animals including baby lions/tigers. A woman holding a baby in one arm and a baby tiger in the other. 1936 group photo of an entire circus company gathering for a cake. Cute little performing dogs and family dogs. Valentine standing in Tokyo holding up a Japanese poster advertising the Flying Valentines.Also included: A couple of 8x10 photos dating to the late 1920's featuring Freddie Valentine early in his career ... Some signed and inscribed photos from performers to Valentine ... Many personal family photos of Valentine and his children and relatives.CONDITION: Scrapbook album pages are disintegrating and chipping away at the edges, typical of the old black paper pages. Half of the pages are detached from the book. Front cover is detached. All images are in good / used condition having been affixed to this book for 60+ years. All scrapbook pages have been almost completely filled with snapshots on both sides of paper. Loose 8x10s are mixed in.
Fred Valentine learned the fly-traps at age 17 from his older brother, George, when George Valentine was with Paul Sullivan's "Flying Sullivans" during the 1920's. Subseqently, Fred and four other brothers formed their own flying act; then in 1932 he went on his own. He performed the act into his 50's.
A 1941 news clipping describes the act as one of the "leading flying acts of the American amusement world, " and that the troupe consisted of "three people, a girl trapeze artist, a straight man on the horizontal bars, and a clown. The routines offered in this act consist of pirouettes, somersaults, single and double flying catches and leaps, with a unique variation of the traditional bar leap into the net for the finish."The Flying Valentines were stand-ins for Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, the stars of the 1956 film "Trapeze", and the troupe helped to promote the film when it was released. Vintage green-cover scrapbook album measures approximately 14" x 11" and is packed with 40 double-sided album pages of black and white photographs dating from the 1920's - 1950's.
Most of the photos are small snapshots, and many feature handwritten captions written by Fred Valentine himself describing the people and places pictured.
Images include wonderful shots of the Flying Valentines performing on the trapeze in various show locations around the world such as Japan, Canada, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Niagara Falls, Florida, Kansas and more.
Many images show various circus performers of all sorts in candid shots and on circus grounds such as the E.R. Braly Circus, setting up for a show. A ventriloquist dummy riding a live miniature horse. Traditional circus carriage rolling by. Riggs Brothers, a pair of clowns, clowning around. People riding circus elephants. Performers posing with their dressing room trailers on site. Snapshots of pretty girls and bathing beauties. People holding exotic animals including baby lions/tigers. A woman holding a baby in one arm and a baby tiger in the other. 1936 group photo of an entire circus company gathering for a cake. Cute little performing dogs and family dogs. Valentine standing in Tokyo holding up a Japanese poster advertising the Flying Valentines.
Also included: A couple of 8x10 photos dating to the late 1920's featuring Freddie Valentine early in his career ... Some signed and inscribed photos from performers to Valentine ... Many personal family photos of Valentine and his children and relatives.
CONDITION: Scrapbook album pages are disintegrating and chipping away at the edges, typical of the old black paper pages. Half of the pages are detached from the book. Front cover is detached. All images are in good / used condition having been affixed to this book for 60+ years. All scrapbook pages have been almost completely filled with snapshots on both sides of paper. Loose 8x10s are mixed in.See our other itemsPAYMENTSHIPPINGRETURNSQUESTIONS?PAYMENTSHIPPINGRETURNSQUESTIONS?Please make payment within 5 days after close of the auction. We will escalate cases with eBay if bidders do not submit payment within the 5 day period following the auction's close.
If, for whatever reason you are unable to pay within this time, we ask that you notify us before bidding. In many cases, we will be happy to work with you within a reasonable timeframe if you notify us.USA/CANADA - All items are sent USPS First Class unless otherwise stated in the auction listing. On dispatch you will be issued with a tracking number. Higher value items (over $50) will always be fully insured at no extra cost to you. WORLDWIDE - All items are sent USPS First Class and trackable (please note that costs for postage will vary depending on your country.) Higher value items will always be fully insured and trackable at no extra cost to you. We pack all shipments with great care so that all items arrive as they left us. We also combine items so if you win more than one auction, the cost of postage will be greatly lower.Please note that we always collate and describe the items we sell to the very best of our ability. If you have questions regarding an item please get in contact so we can help you further before the auction's close.
If for whatever reason an item you have received does not match our listing we will always issue you a hassle-free full refund on return of the item which will also include any postage costs you have incurred. It is our goal to work with you to ensure that you are fully satisfied with your purchase.If you have questions regarding this item or would like to get in touch with us, please send us a message through eBay or you may contact us through our website, Regency Antique Books.Offered here is the personal career scrapbook of Fred Valentine, circus performer and manager of the Flying Valentines trapeze act. Vintage photo album includes 40 pages of black and white photos assembled by Valentine, including trapeze performance snapshots, circus grounds, circus performers and travels around the world. ​​​​​​​ Fred Valentine (1910-1969) was a trapeze performer and owner of the Flying Valentines flying trapeze act, popular in shows and circuses of the 1940's. Fred Valentine learned the fly-traps at age 17 from his older brother, George, when George Valentine was with Paul Sullivan's "Flying Sullivans" during the 1920's. Subseqently, Fred and four other brothers formed their own flying act; then in 1932 he went on his own. He performed the act into his 50's. A 1941 news clipping describes the act as one of the "leading flying acts of the American amusement world, " and that the troupe consisted of "three people, a girl trapeze artist, a straight man on the horizontal bars, and a clown. The routines offered in this act consist of pirouettes, somersaults, single and double flying catches and leaps, with a unique variation of the traditional bar leap into the net for the finish." ​​​​​​​ The Flying Valentines were stand-ins for Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, the stars of the 1956 film "Trapeze", and the troupe helped to promote the film when it was released. Vintage green-cover scrapbook album measures approximately 14" x 11" and is packed with 40 double-sided album pages of black and white photographs dating from the 1920's - 1950's. Most of the photos are small snapshots, and many feature handwritten captions written by Fred Valentine himself describing the people and places pictured. Images include wonderful shots of the Flying Valentines performing on the trapeze in various show locations around the world such as Japan, Canada, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Niagara Falls, Florida, Kansas and more. Many images show various circus performers of all sorts in candid shots and on circus grounds such as the E.R. Braly Circus, setting up for a show. A ventriloquist dummy riding a live miniature horse. Traditional circus carriage rolling by. Riggs Brothers, a pair of clowns, clowning around. People riding circus elephants. Performers posing with their dressing room trailers on site. Snapshots of pretty girls and bathing beauties. People holding exotic animals including baby lions/tigers. A woman holding a baby in one arm and a baby tiger in the other. 1936 group photo of an entire circus company gathering for a cake. Cute little performing dogs and family dogs. Valentine standing in Tokyo holding up a Japanese poster advertising the Flying Valentines. Also included: A couple of 8x10 photos dating to the late 1920's featuring Freddie Valentine early in his career ... Some signed and inscribed photos from performers to Valentine ... Many personal family photos of Valentine and his children and relatives. CONDITION: Scrapbook album pages are disintegrating and chipping away at the edges, typical of the old black paper pages. Half of the pages are detached from the book. Front cover is detached. All images are in good / used condition having been affixed to this book for 60+ years. All scrapbook pages have been almost completely filled with snapshots on both sides of paper. Loose 8x10s are mixed in.​​​​​​ Private Circus Career Scrapbook Photo Album Owned by Fred Valentine of "The Flying Valentines" Trapeze ActProfessional & Personal SnapshotsDating from 1920's - 1950'sOffered here is the personal career scrapbook of Fred Valentine, circus performer and manager of the Flying Valentines trapeze act. Vintage photo album includes 40 pages of black and white photos assembled by Valentine, including trapeze performance snapshots, circus grounds, circus performers and travels around the world.Fred Valentine (1910-1969) was a trapeze performer and owner of the Flying Valentines flying trapeze act, popular in shows and circuses of the 1940's.
Fred Valentine learned the fly-traps at age 17 from his older brother, George, when George Valentine was with Paul Sullivan's "Flying Sullivans" during the 1920's. Subseqently, Fred and four other brothers formed their own flying act; then in 1932 he went on his own. He performed the act into his 50's.
A 1941 news clipping describes the act as one of the "leading flying acts of the American amusement world, " and that the troupe consisted of "three people, a girl trapeze artist, a straight man on the horizontal bars, and a clown. The routines offered in this act consist of pirouettes, somersaults, single and double flying catches and leaps, with a unique variation of the traditional bar leap into the net for the finish."The Flying Valentines were stand-ins for Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, the stars of the 1956 film "Trapeze", and the troupe helped to promote the film when it was released. Vintage green-cover scrapbook album measures approximately 14" x 11" and is packed with 40 double-sided album pages of black and white photographs dating from the 1920's - 1950's.
Most of the photos are small snapshots, and many feature handwritten captions written by Fred Valentine himself describing the people and places pictured.
Images include wonderful shots of the Flying Valentines performing on the trapeze in various show locations around the world such as Japan, Canada, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Niagara Falls, Florida, Kansas and more.
Many images show various circus performers of all sorts in candid shots and on circus grounds such as the E.R. Braly Circus, setting up for a show. A ventriloquist dummy riding a live miniature horse. Traditional circus carriage rolling by. Riggs Brothers, a pair of clowns, clowning around. People riding circus elephants. Performers posing with their dressing room trailers on site. Snapshots of pretty girls and bathing beauties. People holding exotic animals including baby lions/tigers. A woman holding a baby in one arm and a baby tiger in the other. 1936 group photo of an entire circus company gathering for a cake. Cute little performing dogs and family dogs. Valentine standing in Tokyo holding up a Japanese poster advertising the Flying Valentines.
Also included: A couple of 8x10 photos dating to the late 1920's featuring Freddie Valentine early in his career ... Some signed and inscribed photos from performers to Valentine ... Many personal family photos of Valentine and his children and relatives.
CONDITION: Scrapbook album pages are disintegrating and chipping away at the edges, typical of the old black paper pages. Half of the pages are detached from the book. Front cover is detached. All images are in good / used condition having been affixed to this book for 60+ years. All scrapbook pages have been almost completely filled with snapshots on both sides of paper. Loose 8x10s are mixed in.See our other itemsPAYMENTPlease make payment within 5 days after close of the auction. We will escalate cases with eBay if bidders do not submit payment within the 5 day period following the auction's close.
If, for whatever reason you are unable to pay within this time, we ask that you notify us before bidding. In many cases, we will be happy to work with you within a reasonable timeframe if you notify us.SHIPPINGUSA/CANADA - All items are sent USPS First Class unless otherwise stated in the auction listing. On dispatch you will be issued with a tracking number. Higher value items (over $50) will always be fully insured at no extra cost to you. WORLDWIDE - All items are sent USPS First Class and trackable (please note that costs for postage will vary depending on your country.) Higher value items will always be fully insured and trackable at no extra cost to you. We pack all shipments with great care so that all items arrive as they left us. We also combine items so if you win more than one auction, the cost of postage will be greatly lower.RETURNSPlease note that we always collate and describe the items we sell to the very best of our ability. If you have questions regarding an item please get in contact so we can help you further before the auction's close.
If for whatever reason an item you have received does not match our listing we will always issue you a hassle-free full refund on return of the item which will also include any postage costs you have incurred. It is our goal to work with you to ensure that you are fully satisfied with your purchase.QUESTIONS?If you have questions regarding this item or would like to get in touch with us, please send us a message through eBay or you may contact us through our website, Regency Antique Books.Offered here is the personal career scrapbook of Fred Valentine, circus performer and manager of the Flying Valentines trapeze act. Vintage photo album includes 40 pages of black and white photos assembled by Valentine, including trapeze performance snapshots, circus grounds, circus performers and travels around the world.Fred Valentine (1910-1969) was a trapeze performer and owner of the Flying Valentines flying trapeze act, popular in shows and circuses of the 1940's. Fred Valentine learned the fly-traps at age 17 from his older brother, George, when George Valentine was with Paul Sullivan's "Flying Sullivans" during the 1920's. Subseqently, Fred and four other brothers formed their own flying act; then in 1932 he went on his own. He performed the act into his 50's.A 1941 news clipping describes the act as one of the "leading flying acts of the American amusement world, " and that the troupe consisted of "three people, a girl trapeze artist, a straight man on the horizontal bars, and a clown. The routines offered in this act consist of pirouettes, somersaults, single and double flying catches and leaps, with a unique variation of the traditional bar leap into the net for the finish."The Flying Valentines were stand-ins for Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, the stars of the 1956 film "Trapeze", and the troupe helped to promote the film when it was released. Vintage green-cover scrapbook album measures approximately 14" x 11" and is packed with 40 double-sided album pages of black and white photographs dating from the 1920's - 1950's.Most of the photos are small snapshots, and many feature handwritten captions written by Fred Valentine himself describing the people and places pictured. Images include wonderful shots of the Flying Valentines performing on the trapeze in various show locations around the world such as Japan, Canada, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Niagara Falls, Florida, Kansas and more. Many images show various circus performers of all sorts in candid shots and on circus grounds such as the E.R. Braly Circus, setting up for a show. A ventriloquist dummy riding a live miniature horse. Traditional circus carriage rolling by. Riggs Brothers, a pair of clowns, clowning around. People riding circus elephants. Performers posing with their dressing room trailers on site. Snapshots of pretty girls and bathing beauties. People holding exotic animals including baby lions/tigers. A woman holding a baby in one arm and a baby tiger in the other. 1936 group photo of an entire circus company gathering for a cake. Cute little performing dogs and family dogs. Valentine standing in Tokyo holding up a Japanese poster advertising the Flying Valentines.Also included: A couple of 8x10 photos dating to the late 1920's featuring Freddie Valentine early in his career ... Some signed and inscribed photos from performers to Valentine ... Many personal family photos of Valentine and his children and relatives.CONDITION: Scrapbook album pages are disintegrating and chipping away at the edges, typical of the old black paper pages. Half of the pages are detached from the book. Front cover is detached. All images are in good / used condition having been affixed to this book for 60+ years. All scrapbook pages have been almost completely filled with snapshots on both sides of paper. Loose 8x10s are mixed in.
