Monday, November 30, 2009

RBBB Back Yard 1920-30's #2


Scan12422, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

A few days back we were discussing elephant howdahs so I dug out these pictures.
I can't make out if this is a double howdah or two singles standing side by side.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Double howdah with a couple guys from the canvas crew making a little extra change in spec.

Anonymous said...

Buckles,
I watched the Clyde Beatty film "Ring of Fear" recently, and it appeared several howdahs in spec were quite tall. Great footage of the Beatty rail show! Off topic a wee bit, did your dad ever work Blanche on the Cole show? Curious about her ability to unroll the big top bales.
Erik Jaeger