Luciana Loyal & Zefta Pirtle 06/30/2011
Description
Cousins Luciana 'Lucy' Loyal and Zefta 'Dolly' Pirtle are members of the sixth generation of the Loyal Repensky family which was renowned for their bareback riding acts. Lucy and Dolly shared memories of their childhood, including their training sessions, and described how they each chose their career paths. Lucy, now retired, provided details of her own career as a bareback rider and Dolly, now retired, explained why she pursued a career outside of the circus.
| Date(s) | 06/30/2011 |
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| Interviewee(s) | Luciana Loyal | Zefta Pirtle |
| Interviewer(s) | Juliana Nykolaiszyn | Tanya Finchum |