Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Hall's Farm #4


Scan000010538, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

This was called a "Military Act" very popular after WW1, in which a drama was carried out. The cannon was fired, the wounded soldier carried off the battlefield and at this point an elephant had lowered the German flag and the Stars & Stripes hoisted up.
Elephants are "Jenny", "Anna May" and "Tess", being practiced by Jack Lorenzo and Bill Woodcock in 1928.

Invariably someone will ask if this is our "Anna May", it isn't.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Buckles;
Anna May the Cole show or does she predate that?
J.C.Hall

Buckles said...

Right, Cole Show and then Clyde Beatty.

Anonymous said...

is this the beatty anna may or a third one?