 Scan10062, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Could you imagine living in one of those houses in the background and have something like this appear and then vanish over an eighteen hour period?
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth #3
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8 poles. The immensity is staggering.
Richard Reynolds says - -
I have seen it written that the 8-poler was designed by "Happy Jack" Snellen.
AS far as I know it was always used on B&B, never on RB. However, the combined show of 1919 and 1920 also used it.
I believe it was narrower than the 6-poler of ca. 1930.
That would be a tent to see it up in the air>
If they used 60 foot middles that is 420 feet plus the ends.
If the ends were 190 feet that is 610 feet long.
A photo from one end to the other ought to be a beauty.
I guess it was 3 rings and 4 stages????
That would be a whale to a tail to tell you.
Harry
Richard Reynolds adds - -
I do not think they used 60-foot middles. I blieve they had 6 50-ft. middles plus two 40-ft ones. If you look closely, you will see the shorter middles between the two poles to either side of the center ring.
Richard Reynolds corrects - -
No. It would have been five(5)50-ft. middles and two 40-footers.
If you blow up photo #9 of this set, you can see an equal number of side poles in each section, and the same number of jacks in each section. Five side poles and 8 jacks.
I am sure it is written somewhere if they are 50's or 60's middles. But by the size of the person standing in the white shirt it looks like 16' or even 18' tall side poles spaced maybe 12'apart.
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