Seils & Sterling Circus (Lindemann Brothers Circus) in United States

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Seils & Sterling Circus (Lindemann Brothers Circus)
Seils-Sterling Circus out of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, taken 1938 or earlier. Elephants are "Billy Sunday" and "Lucy".
Type	circus
Founded	1925
Last elephant left	1938
Closed down	1938
Place	Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Country	United States
Related persons
Owner	1925-1938: Pete, Bill and Al Lindemann


Directors	-1938: Orval Lindemann : Peter Lindemann


Assistant Directors	: Louise Lindemann : Verna Lindemann


Key People
Zoological department
Animal trainers
-: Erwin Klauder -: Vivian Klauder

Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants
: Bill Snyder (elephant trainer) : Shirley Logan (elephant trainer)

Record history
History of updates	2025-04-06: 2025-04-06:

Latest document update	2025-04-06 21:35:07

Description

Seils & Sterling Circus (Lindemann Brothers Circus), in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States , was founded in 1925. The last elephant left in 1938. Seils & Sterling Circus (Lindemann Brothers Circus) closed down in 1938.

Comments / picturesThe Lindemann Brothers Circus gave its first performance in 1918. Well established by 1925, the Lindemann adopted the name Seils-Sterling, and their circus became one of the country\'s greatest motorized shows.

Lindemann Bros. Circus (1921 Pete, Bill and Al Lindemann proprietors). And the even earlier Yankee American Circus (1908-1920 Al, Pete and Bill Lindemann proprietors). Later titles were Sells-Sterling Circus (1922-1925), Capt. William Sells & Sterling Bros. Circus (1922-1926), Seils-Sterling (1922-1938 Al, Pete and Bill Lindemann proprietors). After 1938 no Lindemanns associated with this circus title.

Records about Seils & Sterling Circus (Lindemann Brothers Circus) from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/

Seils & Sterling Circus (Lindemann Brothers Circus) in United States United+States

The Seils-Sterling Circus was owned by the Lindeman brothers out of Cheboygan, Wis. and it was a very nice looking show. They were quite successful but as was the case with so many shows of the day, eventually fell victim to the Great Depression.
The most unique thing about this picture is the man at right with "Lucy" and "Billy Sunday" well known cowboy and Wild West Show owner Leo "Tiger Bill" Snyder.

William "Buckles" Woodcock

In 1937 its 29-week itinerary included stops in 10 states, but the depression of the 1930s led to the end of Seils-Sterling\'s travels. The final performance was in Iron Mountain, Michigan, July 4, 1938. In 1965 the Lindemann brothers; Bill, Al and Pete were enshrined in the Circus Hall of Fame at Sarasota, Florida.
McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead

1938: "On July 4, 1938 the Seils-Sterling Circus gave it\'s final performance in Iron Mountain, Mich. On September 19, 1938, the circus was sold at auction, with most of the equipment being purchased by a Chicago businessman."

Circuses and Sideshows

At the Sheboygan County Historical Society, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081 (920-458-1103) there are displays about the circus including pictures and artifacts. There is also a VHS video called Circus Echoes with actual footage of the circus that was available from the Historical Society. The three surviving grandchildren of Pete Lindemann who performed in the circus are Sonya, Shirley, and Peter. Sonya was responsible for the production of the video and the displays at the historical society.
Candy Lindsey, University of MO - Columbia

References for records about Seils & Sterling Circus (Lindemann Brothers Circus)

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Seils & Sterling Circus (Lindemann Brothers Circus), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=728. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://bucklesw.blogspot.com/2008/03/pictures-from-hazel-bradley.html
McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead
Candy Lindsey, 12 December, 2005, Circus History Message & Discussion Board
Richard E. Conover, The Circus: Wisconsin's Unique Heritage, Baraboo, WI: State Historical Society of Wisconsin & Circus World Museum, 1967, pp 44-45.
https://www.m.circusesandsideshows.com/circuses/seils-sterling-circus.html

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