An acrobat performs in front of a drugstore

Photographer

Baer, Joe

Date

• January 18, 1960

Summary

• A circus performs in the parking lot of Ralph's Prescription Drugs. A woman performs acrobatics on ropes in the sky while a man stands below holding a rope as a crowd watches in the background next to the drugstore and in front of a liquor store across the street. Photo 2 of 2. Caption on this photo reads: "Ralph's Rx Drugs El Monte, Calif. (Baer Circus." Caption on the back of photo 1 reads: "When the circus rolled into El Monte, Cal., it pitched camp in the parking lot adjoining Ralph's Prescription Drugs and helped the store celebrate its tenth anniversary. At left, owner Ralph Short snaps photo of clown. At right, aerial acrobat provides thrills for tense spectators, most of whom are loyal customers of the pharmacy."