Robbins Bros. Circus 1938 #2

Scan000010618, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. The show opened with ten elephants featuring the three Robinson Military Elephants "Tony", "Pitt" and "Clara" leased from the Robinson family however business was so bad the act was soon eliminated. Of the seven remaining elephants, John Smith (Monkey Smitty) worked a 3-act "Katy", "George" and "Barney" while "Ding" did most of the harness work and for some reason, the three punks purchased the previous season "Modoc", "Empress" and "Judy" remained untrained.