Friday, February 02, 2007

Cole Bros. Circus 1947 #1 Vol. 1 (From Jim Cole)

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Posted by Buckles at 2/02/2007 06:20:00 AM

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Anonymous said...

Buckles..from the internet. The Gibb sisters were on Cole Bros. in 1938 and again in 194o.

"The Gibb sisters, Margaret and Mary, were born in Holyoke, MA. hospital May 20, 1912, the daughters of Margaret and John Gibb. They were joined at the base of the spine. Mrs. Gibb is believed to be the first woman in the United States to survive a conjoined birth. Conjoined births such as the Gibb sisters happen on the average of three times per century."

"Parents of the twins twice decided against risking an operation to separate them, first when they were. three years old, and again in 1928, following an examination by Dr. Francis P. Weston at West Park Hospital New York."

"Mary and Margaret were among the longest-lived Siamese twins on record. Chang and Eng, the conjoined twins from Siam who popularized the "Siamese twins" term while traveling with the P. T. Barnum circus in the late 1800's, lived to be 63."

"Then they entered vaudeville, doing a song and dance act, with Loew's for two years, and later with the Keith circuit, for four years."

"In 1930 they went to Europe and appeared in Paris, Brussels - and Switzerland.Four years later they joined Ringling Brothers Circus, and in 1938 they toured with Cole Brothers for a year. Then they returned to Ringling in 1940 for a year and retired in 1941 alter a final year with Cole Brothers."

Maybe this helps date date the Cole Bros. banner.

03 February, 2007 12:47

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