Kelly-Miller 1950 #1

Scan12693, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. This stand of paper in Greensburg, Indiana would normally be a circus's opening salvo but this was not the case with Kelly-Miller. The Greensburgians had been informed several weeks earlier that America's Second Largest Circus would travel through their town and due to the distance to their next exhibition point, had selected Greensburg in which to rest and would entail unloading the vast menagerie and setting up the dining tent for the artists. A list of items was included that the show would need to feed the three hundred people and hay, grain, meat, etc. for the animals. Needless to say nothing could generate interest quicker. Before long a miracle would occur, due to some confusion in the routing, the Al G. Kelly & Miller Circus would actually be able to include two performances at 2 & 8 o'clock PM. But being true to their word the citizens would still be invited to the circus grounds to witness the morning feeding of the animals and the erection of the huge circus tents free of charge.