Sunday, September 19, 2010

Elephant Poster #5


ht2000394_hires, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

3 comments:

Ole Whitey said...

Only seven elephants are seen yet it says twelve. You have to wonder if this pictorial work was done when they had a smaller herd and the copy changed as the herd grew.

I am sending Buckles a trade card of Forepaugh's which shows a similar formation but with more elephants.

Anonymous said...

I wonder how the elephant men struggled to move those very tall tubs. You can see photos of similar props in 1890s Ringling elephant acts.

Ole Whitey said...

That "Changing of the Guard" number likewise had some very big/heavy props.