Saturday, July 12, 2008

Cole Bros. Circus 1941 #3


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Posted by Buckles at 7/12/2008 06:34:00 AM

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

How about the Cole Bros. elephant car in Baraboo. Is any effort going to be expended to save it from collapse? It's the last one in existence---anywhere. It's been outdoors for decades; couldn't a tarp be used to at least forestall further direct exposure to the elements?

14 July, 2008 12:34
Bob Cline said...

Sad to say, because I am a staunch supporter of the CWM, but ever since Fred Dahlinger was let go, Nobody has been there with any vision regarding Historical significance.

Fred created a list of vehicles that needed to be inside the car barns for preservation sake. That's never been done. Keep in mind, the old straight sided Mighty Sheesley Shows flatcar #8 is sitting outside also. Fred worked tirelessly with the Carl Sedlmyer family to get that car donated to CWM after Royal American bought it from Cetlin & Wilson in 1968 and then loaned it to the CWM in 1971. Now it is owned by the CWM to ensure the oldest known flatcar in show business is preserved. Sitting outside!

Needless to say, the restoration of the Cole Bros. Stock car will never happen. The Museum got Tony Diano to donate it and that's all. After all the flooding and the loss of Lake Delton this summer in Wisconsin Dells, The CWM will be lucky to survive this summer along with every other tourist attraction around the US.

Credit where credit is due. Mr. Freese the current Museum Director is getting monies raised. The Chefs Gala was $40,000.00 over what was expected this year. The Wild West weekend was a good turnout, over and above last year's July 4th weekend.

Unfortunately, nobody has a care in the world about the Historical significance of anything at the CWM other than the Library Archives. Business people may be able to run the business but they can't take care of something they know nothing about. That is the really sad part.

Bob

14 July, 2008 18:03

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