Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Floto Show Post Card


Posted by Buckles at 7/18/2006 06:32:00 AM

1 comments:

Bob Cline said...

Sorry I'm so late. Been running all day. From earlier Billboards:

Sells Floto Wreck – Sells-Floto Buffalo Bill Shows were in a wreck between Onaga and Havensville, Kan. September 16, 1915. Three flats, containing 10 baggage wagons ditched with considerable damage to both.

Signs Williard – Gotch – H.H. Tammen on January 15, 1916, signed Frank A. Gotch and two days later signed Jess Willard both for Sells Floto Shows: salary $1200.00 per day.

Sells Floto Sale – Sells Floto Circus was purchased by Edward M. Ballard, Jerry Mugivan and associates about middle of November, 1920 from H.H. Tammen, F.G. Bonfils, and Otto Floto. Sale also included Buffalo Bill ( Colonel Cody ) Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders of the World.

Sells Floto Theft – Treasurer od Sells Floto Circus was robbed of $4000.00 in cash and $30,000.00 in drafts and checks September 16, 1921 in Vancouver, B.C.

Sells-Floto Blowdown – Sells Floto Circus suffered a complete blowdown July 18, 1921 at Gary, Ind. When struck by hurricane. Canvas whipped to pieces.

Floto Death – Otto Floto 66, one of founders of Sells-Floto Circus died at Denver August 4, 1929.

There is also an announcement of the birth of the first baby elephant on Sells Floto but the entire context is ripped and unreadable.

Bob

18 July, 2006 18:14

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