Friday, August 21, 2009

Bill Emery #4


Scan12043, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Bill Emery and "Tommy" in the doorway of the Peru elephant barn. I remember reading that one point Mr. Emery remained in quarters year round tending elephants not suited to go on the road.

TOMMY
1922-28 Sells-Floto Circus
1929-34 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
1935 Al G. Barnes Circus
(After the death of his keeper, he was returned to Peru and shot by Police Chief Edward Hobbs 8/22/35.)

2 comments:

Bob Cline said...

What was the girth belt for?

Buckles said...

It's a martingale.
You can connect a short chain from the ring on his tusks to a spot on the girth belt between his legs which prevents him from raising his head to attack people or other elephants.