Buckles Blog: Ringling-Barnum 1941 #3 (Eric Beheim Collection)

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Anonymous said...: What a great picture of the work elephants at the crossing unloading the train. This was instigated by trainer Walter McClain and he was quite emphatic that all elephants should work most especially for there own well being in every way. Sadly he was killed in an accident at the crossing supervising that type of work. He maintained a fine herd of elephants and his mentor was the great Louie Reed as were Rex and Smokey.; 21 October, 2006 10:20
Anonymous said...: One of the most wonderful sights to see is a herd of working elephants. Almost as good as the ring show. Honestly I would rather watch them in harnes and working.; 22 October, 2006 22:46
Anonymous said...: Richard Reynolds says - -

All of these Beheim photos are from Tru-View film strips or rolls sold in the 1940s for use in stereoscope viewers. You fed the strip in one end and pulled a lever to advance from one picture to the next. The stereoscope gave a three-dimensional effect. As I recall, there were four different strips about RBBB. Each strip dealt with a different subject – unloading/set up, menagerie, performance, and misc. Most of the views were shot in 1941. I got mine for Christmas 1944. They were very first circus photos I ever had. And there are some terrific shots among them.; 25 October, 2006 12:19

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