Sparks Circus 1947 #6

Scan10495, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. After crossing Canada to disappointing business the show reentered the U.S. in Washington and promptly folded in Tacoma on Sept. 7th a long way from home. The picture above shows the Ringling owned elephants being led to an empty airplane hangar at the Boeing Bomber Plant until being returned to Sarasota. The show's train can be seen in the background. Three years later, I got to know the first two elephants ("Jess" and "Lop-Eared Vic)" from their days in Hugo.