Manuel King #1 (From Javier Garcia)

1933 summer Chubby Guilfoyle and Manuel King at Snakeville Brownsville TX, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. 1933 Chubby Guilfoyle and Manuel King at Snakeville in Brownsville,Texas. I have enjoyed browsing your blog for all the great photos and history you post there. I'm from Brownsville, Texas and putting together a little history of my own about a hometown boy, Manuel King. I have some images which might fit on your blog. Below is a little introductory to the material. Keep up the good work. I have learned quite a bit thanks to you and your friends such as Dave Price, a.k.a. "Ol' Whitey." ************************************************************************ In the summer of 1933, Manuel King met John C. “Chubby” Guilfoyle who came to the “Snakeville” wild animal farm in Brownsville, Texas after being hired by Manuel’s father W.A. “Snake” King. Chubby was hired to train animals for Hollywood films [i.e. Murders in the Zoo (1933)] and circuses. He also trained Manuel King to become “The World’s Youngest Wild Animal Trainer.” Manuel and Clyde Beatty appeared together in Darkest Africa, the first movie serial by Republic Pictures. What follows are a few photographs courtesy of the Historic Brownsville Museum digital archives. ************************************************************************ Best regards, Javier R. Garcia Associate Director of Special Collections and Research Historic Brownsville Museum 641 E. Madison St. Brownsville, Texas 78520 Phone: (956) 548-1313 Fax: (956) 548-1391 E-mail: BrownsvilleTrain@yahoo.com __________________________________________________