When John Ringling bought out the American Circus Corporation inthe Fall of 1929 he not only eliminated his major competition but acquired five established railroad shows "Hagenbeck-Wallace", "Sells-Floto", "Al G. Barnes", "John Robinson" and "Sparks Circus". Owing to the Great Depression, by the time Ringling died in 1936 not only the Ringling show had fallen into Receivership but only one of the Corporation Shows remained on the road, Al G. Barnes. The following winter Sam Gumpertz, now in charge. decided to lease out the Hagenbeck-Wallace equipment and animals to a combine headed by Howard Y. Bary so this show would return to the road. Someone also decided to add the dormant Sells-Floto title to the Barnes Show. Actually the Floto Show had been off the road since 1932 but the title remained well known. This shot of the ticket ofice shows off the new "face lift". Buckles