Circus Lover

 You never know what a family scrapbook might contain.

The Thornton Library just recently became the recipient of some family albums belonging to the family of Dr. Don. Burns, a well-known Fond du Lac dentist.

Dr. Burns loved the circus.  He had season passes.  

1915 circus at Fond du Lac at the fairgrounds.

Circus in Whitewater 1936

Plumbing School, Newburgh NY

 This photo is from the McCoy family collection.   It shows graduates of a plumbing school in Newburgh, NY in 1902, and one of the graduates is John P. McCoy, who was a plumber in Fond du Lac.  Sure looks like the back wall was their final exam!

Members of this group, as listed in a sign in the picture are: J P McCoy, Fond du Lac, WI; W Palmer, Port Huron, Mich; P J McMonagle, Port Huron, Mich; W M Spencer, East Jordan, Mich; Clarence E Lewis, Fall River, Mass; Harry R Turby, Wilkesbarre, Penn; C G Fuller, Rochester, NY; Leo Ladd, Hoosick Falls, NY; J M Krakauer, Chihuahua, Mexico; Alex List, New York City.    J P McCoy is in the group on the left, standing next to the water heater.

Children

 Came across these pictures while cataloging photos.  Photos of children are always fun to look at. These pictures all came from the same photo album, but no name on the album.