I am not sure this photo is legit, but it is dated 1917.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016
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I just sent a befitting pictorial
of "Amy DuPont's War Elephants"
that might be a colorful addition
My recollection of "war elephants"
was on a lot in Bridgeport with CBCBC
back in the 60s when a hoodlum mob
threatened the midway & a few of the
herd swinging lengths of chain did
a swell job of clearing them out
Now that's what I call a finish trick
When I joined on Carson & Barnes #2 in 1978, I was told one of the elephants (Danya, if memory serves) had been trained to swing a chain in just such a circumstance. I was never sure if it was a true story or someone telling tales to a First of May.
Must have been a thing to see!
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