Monday, June 28, 2010

From Tim Tegge #4


AGKM Interior - Full, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

I've always loved this shot of the AGKM interior, shot by Orin C. King, of Topeka. I have reproduced this one inside the 1959 AGKM CD booklet.


"I looked this picture over closely hoping for a glimpse of myself
when a high-steppin' candy butcher. No luck.
Chicken roosts all the way around, no aisles to sell your wares.
Look at Dick Scatterday's assortment of National Banners."
Buckles

Posted by Buckles at 6/28/2010 05:58:00 AM

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

'ALL SEATING STRAIGHT AHEAD.'

Bob Kitto

28 June, 2010 08:16
Bill Shoop said...

Anybody know what size the top was?

28 June, 2010 09:39
Anonymous said...

Did Orin get a credit line?

28 June, 2010 10:09
Chic Silber said...

Looks to be a 120 with 6 center

poles & 5 middles about 40 feet

28 June, 2010 10:39
Chic Silber said...

On 2nd glance it might only be

a 110 with 35 ft middles

28 June, 2010 10:45
Buckles said...

This tent was as wide as possible without requiring two rows of quarter poles. Something in the 100' area.
The middle pieces were 1-40', 2-30's and 2-20's.
You may notice that the center poles were not all completely vertical and on occasion, the lace line might be somewhat serpentine.
The only outside support were jiggers front and back.

28 June, 2010 12:59
Anonymous said...

Orin was a great friend of the circus and always enjoyable to visit with.
Erik Jaeger

28 June, 2010 21:43

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