Sunday, December 21, 2008

"Big Charlie" J.H. LaPearl Shows 1898


Scan11093, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

BIG CHARLIE

1882-85 Adam Forepaugh Circus
1886-89 Frank A. Robbins Circus (Leased from Forepaugh)
1890-92 Adam Forepaugh Circus
1893-97 L.W. Washburn Show
1898-99 J.H. LaPearl Circus
1900 Great Wallace Shows
(Executed by poisoning 4-26-01 after killing Harry Hoffman)

Posted by Buckles at 12/21/2008 05:59:00 AM

2 comments:

Fred Neill said...

Sorry! I like the photo but could it be the wrong way around? (too much christmas spirit?!) The lettering is hard to read, but...
Anyway, have a good christmas and New Year from one of your UK 'visitors.'

23 December, 2008 05:52
Anonymous said...

I get what Fred is saying--is this a flip of the negative? What true elephant man walks on the right of his elephant?

Well, at Lion Country, in Grand Prairie, Texas, in 1976, we had elephant rides, and needless to say the operation was staffed by town-monkies. I offered the helpful suggestion that you work your elephants on the LEFT SIDE, like they were originally trained, NOT ON THE RIGHT, and the town-monkies smiled and worked the rides on the right side anyhow since they knew better than any circus bum.

24 December, 2008 18:13

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