Sunday, September 27, 2009

Robbins Bros. 1938 #2


Scan12172, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

My dad wrote on the back:

"Bulls in parade in charge of John Smith. "Ding" in the lead, "George" second."

Posted by Buckles at 9/27/2009 05:37:00 AM

2 comments:

J.C. Hall said...

Buckles
The way your Dad put that, surly could be put to use a lot these days.

27 September, 2009 11:26
Richard Reynolds said...

I wonder if the tractor pulled the steam calliope in all the Robbins parades.

That elephant George turned bad in the manner of most Asian males - - natural behaviour but "bad" from the circus standpoint.

Bill Rhodes told me he once saw a heavily chained male being unloaded in Lousville (from a rail car I think he said) to be taken to the Cole WQ there. I figure it must have been George.

From what Bill said I gathered that the bull did not arrive with the rest of the circus but had been kept somewehre else while the show was on the road.

27 September, 2009 17:53

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