 This looks like the Banum & Bailey Winter Quarters in Bridgeport, Conn. My father's favorite tableau dated back to Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson in the 1880's and still exists in Baraboo. Every time I passed it I thought of him.  |
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Barnum & Bailey floats and tableaux #1
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This view was one of a series taken at Chester, England in 1898. The tableau cage in the foreground no longer exists. A replica of the one poking out to the right is at Baraboo. Disney pretty much destroyed the original. The one bearing the "Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson" cartouche may have been the one favored by your father. Thayer wrote an extensive history of these vehicles in bandwagon a while back.
Richard Reynolds surmises - -
The history commentary above bears the unmistakable touch and depth of knowledge that only Fred Dahlinger can provide.
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