Another shot of the midway with the Kong the Killer Gorilla in the background, the Giraffe exhibit tent (this created a little heat since the giraffe was heavily advertised but not included in the menagerie) plus a pit show with a midget pony run by Tom King.
The show was framed for making money.
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Sunday, December 21, 2014
More Kelly-Miller #2
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The Giraffe used to get curious about the outside word and poke his head out at top of the sidewall where people could see him. I never knew if this encouraged people to want to go inside and see the entire animal or walk away saying, "Well, now I've seen the giraffe."
You know Kelly-Miller was the first truck show ever to exhibit a giraffe.
Which resurrects the story of Buck Nolan's tenure as Beatty-Cole's Side Show giant. He was standing out on the midway, when Bill English yelled, "Buck! Buck! Get inside--the people can see you!" Buck smiled and said, "Oh, that's OK, Bill. They don't know I'm the tall boy."
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