Thursday, June 21, 2012

Schell Bros. #1

06-20-2012 05;51;50PM by bucklesw1
06-20-2012 05;51;50PM, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Milt Herriott with the Schell Bros. elephants owned by George Engesser in the early 1930's.
Five elephants in this picture but I only have four listed during this time period "Ruth", "Mary", "Patsy" and "Bolo" a young male.

Posted by Buckles at 6/21/2012 06:29:00 AM

7 comments:

Jim Zajicek said...

Are my EyEs bad, I only count 4 Elephants?...

21 June, 2012 06:48
Buckles said...

Isn't that a small elephant's foot behind the attendant at right?

21 June, 2012 06:54
John Herriott said...

Thanks for showing my Dad. There were just four according to my dad, etc. Mary came from Hall's cellar and dad told me over the years that your dad was there when he came to get her. He had her do the head carry. Ruth was a nice elephant and on Barney Bros. later she was the one my dad turned loose on the lot on arriving and I was six and had a lttle bull hook and would watch her and come running to my dad if she started to walk off the lot. I thought I was cutting a big cheese. Patsy and Bolo would both die on the Schell-Zellmar in qtrs. in late thirties. Johnny

21 June, 2012 07:51
Chic Silber said...

John can you tell about the top

marked "Monster" behind the group

21 June, 2012 09:56
Ryan Easley said...

Ruth went on to live at the Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas for forty years until her death in 1977. She was the facility's first elephant.

21 June, 2012 10:17
Ryan Easley said...

Mr. Herriott,
Can you share when Ruth was on Barney Brothers?

21 June, 2012 10:17
Wade G. Burck said...

Buckles,
Jesus, you are seeing elephant feet? Have Barbara make an appointment, please........

Wade Burck

21 June, 2012 15:13

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