Friday, July 28, 2006

From Jim Elliott #2


These next two pictures were taken at the Ionioa, Mich. Fair in the late 1950's showing Gene Holter's fair unit.
The elephant is "Babe" originally from Gentry Bros. Circus.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Richard Reynolds asks - -

Does anyone have proof positive just when the animal came to Gentry other than the unattributed statement - - "in 1900."

Similairy do we know the exact year she died or was euthanized by Holter. I have two dates - - May 1966 at Norco, Calif. and April 1967 at Bloomington , Calif. Which is correct?

Precise dates are important here for she may hold the longevity record for an elephant in America.

Bob Cline said...

Richard,

I have her recorded as coming to the Gentry show by way of the Hagenbeck Zoo in 1900. Her death is recorded as May 18, 1967.

Bob