Thursday, September 04, 2008

Robinson Military Elephants 1931


Scan10682, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.


Bickles...Eeer Buckles (can't get the Hugo thread out of my mind) not to change the subject..However, I just played Dillon MT. and in the middle of the fairgrounds they had a Tombstone that reads

Pitt
Killed on this spot
by lightning Aug.6 1943
While showing with Cole Bros Circus
Last of of the John Robinson Herd
of performing Military Elephants
Age 102
May God Bless her

Would you have a photo of Pitt??

Best The Curator Eeer Jim Z



"Tillie", "Clara", "Tony" and "Pitt" (Petite)
Bill Woodcock at left."

Buckles

Posted by Buckles at 9/04/2008 06:50:00 PM

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you.....

04 September, 2008 20:17
Anonymous said...

102 ?? Oldest ?? cc

05 September, 2008 14:35
Dea Tacita said...

Hi,
I do research on Circus grave sites and am currently doing two papers one on Showmen's Rests and one on John King, boss animal man for the John Robinson Circus from 1875 to September 27, 1880 when he was crushed by the elephant Chief. I am curious if that circus had a fund set up like the John Carroll fund that buries circus people in Hugo, OK if they need a space and stone. Also anything about the man would be great, too. Or heaven above...a picture would be wonderful.

18 December, 2008 23:13

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