Norris and Rowe Circus in United States

Norris and Rowe Circus
Type	circus
Founded	1902
Closed down	1910
Country	United States
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Owner

Directors

Key People

Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants	1910-1910: Christian Zeitz (elephant trainer)

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2012-04-22

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11

Description

Norris and Rowe Circus, United States , was founded in 1902. Norris and Rowe Circus closed down in 1910.

Comments / picturesH. S. Rowe was owner and manager, Chris Zeitz was in charge of the elephants.

Norris and Rowe Circus went bankrupt in 1910, and was sold on auction to Ben Wallace and William P. Hall, who among other items bought the elephants, Hero and Dutchess, and some other animals.

1910: Sold on auction; The general circus paraphernalia, including wagons, cages, tents, cooking utensils, etc., brought very low figures, but when the purchasers reached the wild animals better prices were secured. "Hero," the nine foot bull elephant, was sold at $1,000, and "Duchess," the female, brought $1,650.
New York clippings 1910

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Norris and Rowe Circus, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=613. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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