Buckles Blog: Ringling-Barnum 1968 #2

Monday, March 17, 2008

Ringling_Hugo2, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Anonymous said...: Buckles,
When did Ringling start facing the back track with the two end rings of elephants? I always thought that was rather innovative, giving both sides of the house a look at the front end of an elephant.
Wade Burck; 17 March, 2008 07:03
Anonymous said...: It seems I have seen a similar photo from the '65 show and the end ring elephants faced the opposite side of the arena that the center ring faced.; 17 March, 2008 07:06
Buckles said...: The Felds started that policy eliminating the "front side" and "back side" so the same price could be charged throughout.; 17 March, 2008 07:09
Anonymous said...: Buckles,
I am suprised the Shrine organization didn't pick up on that financial windfall. Seems to make more sense then 1 1/2 hr. intermissions, and might explain why there were not elephant rides on GSOE, with the exception of Hugo's private enterprise.
Wade Burck; 17 March, 2008 08:05
Anonymous said...: I was stationed in Bavaria from '65 to '68 so missed alot here. These and all circus photos mean so much to me and I always wished I had been able to personally thank legends like Kelty, Harry Atwell,
CFA'er Bill Day and others and greatly regret waiting too long to thank Wilson Poarch for his truly
wonderful "Southern Sawdust" which always included great photos.

Paul G.; 17 March, 2008 12:33

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