Native Americans getting ready to perform.
Alberta Pow Wow
This is a picture of the pow wow grounds that they visited. Among the tribes there were the Lakota, Souix, Blackfoot and northern Cherokee.
Indian Tepee
Another Alberta, Canada shot taken with my mother, Mary Henry, in front of an Indian tepee. My mother was born in Ponoka, Canada on the Indian reservation. Her father was an Indian agent.
Canadian Native Dancers
This picture was taken in Alberta, Canada. When my family played shows close to the northern border, they would visit friends and family in Alberta.
Home on the Road
My Dad bought a location house bus from Hal Rouch Studios. It once belonged to Stan Lauel and Oliver Hardy. It was used while shooting their movies. It had everything we needed while we were on the road, however Dad did build a few extras. He put a hitch on it to pull a small trailer. Dad put a hitch on everything, he always said “if you can’t pull with it it’s isn’t worth a damn.”
Toni Madison & Her Wonder Dogs
In the early 1950’s Toni Madison and her dogs performed on many TV shows such as The Spade Cooley Show, The Ina Ray Hutten Show, Western Varities, The Red Skelton Show and the Pinkey Lee Show. Movies included Vagabond King and several Walt Disney movies to name a few.
