Wasn't this a street circus? As I recall he carried some rides, etc. Something like the shopping center carnivals waiting for their fairs to start. Bob Kitto
Jay Gould and his family of nine performing children traveled summers in mid-America with a fleet of white buses as the Jay Gould Million-Dollar Circus, which is described in his sister, Della's fourth book as "Jay Gould's Million-Dollar Gems." As a young man in the early 1900s, Jay bought a motion-picture projector for two gold watches and five dollars, started the Crystal Theatre in 1909, then traveled to small towns playing films, selling musical instruments and giving music lessons to mid-western schoolchildren. Some believe Jay may have inspired Meredith Willson's character, "The Music Man."
hi, this jay gould was my great grandfather. my grandparents and my mother traveled with the circus when my mom was young. do you have any more photos or memorabilia you could scan and post? or email? many thanks
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A VERY NICE SELECTION OF ROUTE CARDS OF DAYS GONE BY. THANKS AGAIN, BUCKLES,
THIS BLOG BIZ IS ALRIGHT.
It sure as hell is, Jim. I hate to think by now what we would do without this treasure trove of shared memories.
If I ever get this all-in-one HP thing to scan, like it once did, I'll be sharing some of my stuff, too.
Continued thanks to Buckles and Shannon.
Wasn't this a street circus? As I recall he carried some rides, etc.
Something like the shopping center carnivals waiting for their fairs to start.
Bob Kitto
Jay Gould has his circus out from 1923 - 1956
Jay Gould and his family of nine performing children traveled summers in mid-America with a fleet of white buses as the Jay Gould Million-Dollar Circus, which is described in his sister, Della's fourth book as "Jay Gould's Million-Dollar Gems." As a young man in the early 1900s, Jay bought a motion-picture projector for two gold watches and five dollars, started the Crystal Theatre in 1909, then traveled to small towns playing films, selling musical instruments and giving music lessons to mid-western schoolchildren. Some believe Jay may have inspired Meredith Willson's character, "The Music Man."
Was this the same Jay Gould
(or one of the sons) that
built the fantastic Lyndhurst
Castle in Tarrytown on Hudson
hi, this jay gould was my great grandfather. my grandparents and my mother traveled with the circus when my mom was young.
do you have any more photos or memorabilia you could scan and post? or email?
many thanks
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