Friday, May 15, 2009

King Bros.-Cristiani Circus (undated)


Scan11669, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

This photo taken in Chambersburg, Pa. shows the popularity of Mr. King's parades.
Don't recognize man but the but the elephants are "Mona" and "Alice".

ALICE
1933-45 Benson's Wild Animal Farm
1946-50 King Bros. Circus
1941-53 King Bros.-Cristiani Circus
1954-56 King Bros. Circus
1957-69 James E. Strates Shows
1970- Donated to the Roanoke, Va. Zoo


MONA
1942-43 Polack Bros. Circus
1944-45 Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus
1946-50 King Bros. Circus
1951-53 King Bros.-Cristiani Circus
1954-56 King Bros. Circus
1957-69 James E. Strates Shows
1970- Donated to Roanoke Va. Zoo

Posted by Buckles at 5/15/2009 05:56:00 AM

3 comments:

JIM ELLIOTT said...

Another fabulous mixture of excellent photos from the, not so long ago parade days.
THANKS AGAIN, BUCKLES!

15 May, 2009 07:19
Roger Smith said...

I was often told that Floyd King loved the parade in each town and kept it going as long as he could.

15 May, 2009 17:07
henry edgar said...

how true! if he had been able to do it, he might have beatty-cole parading every day during those golden years with mr king running the adance, mr beatty inthe center ring and mcloskey and kernan running the show! he would do ANYTHING to let people know it was circus day. and mr. beatty paraded on the rail show several years as well.

15 May, 2009 19:52

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