Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Mills Bros. Circus early 1950's #6


mill25, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

At a glance the two elephants at right are "Lena" (former Powers Elephant) and "Minnie".

MINNIE
1923- Imported to RBBB Bridgeport, Quarters
1924-34 Ringling-Barnum Circus
1935-38 Al G. Barnes Circus
1939-50 Ringling-Barnum Circus
1951-53 Mills Bros. Circus
1954-55 Ben Fain Van Buren, Arkansas
1956- Mohawk Zoo Tulsa, Oklahoma
1972 Gene Holter Ranch
1973-77 Circus Vargas
(Died in 1979)

Posted by Buckles at 12/16/2008 06:13:00 AM

4 comments:

Casey McCoy Cainan said...

I had a girlfriend some years back who had attended Moorpark College in the late 70's. She took care of an elephant named Minnie there who died in 79. Same elephant?

16 December, 2008 08:24
Buckles said...

It surely must be.

16 December, 2008 08:40
Anonymous said...

Re: Minnie, that was my understanding.

16 December, 2008 10:27
Anonymous said...

Is Lena the elephant who is extending her trunk toward the boy?

Melani Carty

21 December, 2009 11:29

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