Saturday, January 05, 2008

Cole Bros. Circus 1946 #2


Scan000010684, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Posted by Buckles at 1/05/2008 06:32:00 AM

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Buckles, What a great photo! I've saved it as a screen saver.

Any idea what town this is?

Jimmy Cole

05 January, 2008 10:37
Casey McCoy Cainan said...

I agree Mr. Cole, it is a great one.
Funny you saved it for a screen saver, I have an aerial photo of Davenports "Barnes & Baily" in Helena MT. as my desktop. However the Bigtop in said photo is about the size of sideshow tent in this photo.

05 January, 2008 11:57
Anonymous said...

What's the size on those smaller tops, '60?

05 January, 2008 12:54
Anonymous said...

Hi Casey: I caught the Great LEB&B Show last season (after you left). Would put the big top at a 70 or maybe an 80 at most. That sound about right to you?

05 January, 2008 15:25
Casey McCoy Cainan said...

Paul, it was a short 80' (76.5) with 2 20's and 2 30's

05 January, 2008 21:20
Anonymous said...

According to a list in Little Circus Wagon magazine the 1946 Cole show top sizes were:
Big Top-150` rd with 3 50` middles
Menagerie-80` rd with 5 30` middles
Side Show- 60` rd with 3 30`middles
Big top Marquee - 30` x 30`
Side Show Marquee - 20` x 15`
Dressing&Padroom-50`rd with 3 30` middles
Dining top- 30` x70` hip roof
Cook top-15` x 26`6"
Dining top marquee 7`6" x7`6"
Back Yard Canopy top- 40`x40`
Band top- 20`x20` hip roof
Rest top- 20`x20` hip roof
4 Private tops- 15`x15` hip roof
6 Donniker tops-7`x7` hip roof

Hope this helps you.

Hal Guyon

05 January, 2008 22:27
Anonymous said...

That might be the Rose Bowl in the upper right. If so most of that space is a parking lot now.

06 January, 2008 03:06

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