Ken Maynard Wild West 1936 #3

Scan10220, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. The Christy elephants were not included in the sale, this one is "Daisy" I remember her well from my early days in Hugo. Another elephant had chewed the end of her tail off and she used the remaining part like a black-jack. You had to be careful cleaning up behind her. DAISY 1903-16 Gollmar Bros. Circus......1917 Gollmar-Patterson Circus......1918 James Patterson......1924-30 Christy Bros. Circus......1931-40 Leased by Christy to various shows (1931 Barnett Bros.) (1932 Lee Bros. Circus) (1933 Harrington Nickel Plate) (1935 Harley-Sadler Circus) (1938 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus- Howard Y. Bary)......1939-40 Christy Independent Elephant Act....Sold to Claude and Pauline Webb in 1941. 1941-43 Russell Bros. Circus......1944 Clyde Beatty-Russell Bros.......1945 Russell Bros. Pan Pacific......1946-49 Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros......1950-53 Cole & Walters Circus......1954-55 Famous Cole Circus......1955 Sold to Gran Circo Union (Mexico)