Papers, 1922-1975.

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Papers, 1922-1975.

Includes scrapbooks reflecting the activities of the Henry Brunk tent shows from 1922 on.

1 microfilm reel (50 ft.) : negative.

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Brunk's Comedians

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Brunk, Henry Lee, 1901-1980.

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Born Jan, 11, 1901, Henry Lee Brunk, a native of Wichita, Kansas, began acting and touring with Harley Sadler's tent shown in 1916. Later he organized his own stock company, Brunk's comedians, which toured Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas from the early 1920s to the early 1960s. He died Dec. 15, 1980, in Wichita. From the description of Papers, 1922-1975. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25777437 ...

Sadler, Harley, 1892-1954

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West Texas showman, oilman, and Texas legislator. As an actor and tent show owner, he traveled over the United States in tent shows during the period 1910 to 1944, principally in Texas and the Southwest. Sadler was elected to the Texas Senate in 1943, where he served until his death in 1954. From the description of Papers, 1910-1981. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 22837451 A West Texas showman, oilman, and Texas legislator, Harley Sadler was also a...