Thursday, May 22, 2008

From Anonymous


Scan000011250, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.


Buckles do you have any information on a baby elephant that was on Sig Sautelle-Welsh Bros circus in 1905 with the name of "Toodles".

"This is the closest thing I have, Al Langdon with "Toddles" traveling overland with the J.E Henry Show. The time frame fits." Buckles

TODDLES (tuskless male)

Imported from Hagenbeck. Original name "Tambus"
1901-04 Ringling Bros. Circus
1905-09 Big Otto (Animal trainer in Wisconsin)
1910-14 Selig Zoo (Los Angeles)
1915 Wm. P. Hall Animal Farm
1916-17 J.E. Henry Show
(Died in the fall of 1917)

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

The J. E. Henry Show was out from 1902 to 192, owned by J. E. Henry.

From 1923 to 1937, J. E. Henry had Henry Bros. Circus with Geroge Henry