Gollmar Elephants #1

Scan11109, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. These are the eight elephants leased to Gollmar Bros. Circus from their cousins the Ringlings for the 1908-09 seasons. Tho advertised as "The Forepaugh Dancing Eight" only four remained from the famous act trained for Adam Forepaugh by Stewart Craven in the early 1880's, "Columbia", "Betts", "Romeo" and "Rubber". Two Sells Bros. elephants were included "Queen" and "Babe" plus two surplus Ringling elephants "Alice" and "Vanita". In the picture above we see them being presented by the Gollmar elephant man Emory Stiles and assisted by Bert Noyes at right. EMORY STILES 1883 Sells Bros. Circus (Menagerie Hand) 1891 Ringling Bros. (Menagerie Hand) 1892 Sells Bros. (Hippo keeper) 1893 Sells Bros. (Asst. Menagerie Supt.) 1900-02 Ringling Bros. 1903-16 Gollmar Bros. Circus 1917-18 Hagenbeck-Wallace (Elephant Supt.) 1920 Campbell Bros. 2-car Show 1921 Sells-Floto (Elephant Supt.) 1922-32 Sells-Floto (Menagerie Supt.) 1933-35 Hagenbeck-Wallace (Menagerie Supt.) (Died at age 77 (12-20-41) and was buried at Peru, Indiana.