Howes Great London Circus and Van Amburgs Trained Wild Animals, United States , was founded in 1921. Howes Great London Circus and Van Amburgs Trained Wild Animals closed down in 1922.
There were nine Indian elephants accumulated at Lancaster from the herds of the two shows. Howes in 1920 had 4 bulls, Alice, Nellie Lockhart, Lizzie and Toto. On Yankee Robinson in 1920 were five, Rubber, Billy, Mary, Katie and Babe. Rubber was sold to Palmer Bros. and Billy, a male, was shipped to the Sells-Floto Circus in Denver where his name was changed to Young Snyder. Mary and Katie were also shipped to Denver but later they were returned to Lancaster before the season opened. For the 1921 season the 7 elephants making up the Herd were, Alice, Nellie Lockhart, Lizzie, Toto, Mary, Katie and Babe. All were females with exception of the tough little male, Toto.
