Buckles Blog: Stevens Bros. Circus 1952

Monday, October 18, 2010

Scan13177, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

My father never merited a half sheet but this is better than nothing.

Chic Silber said...: Looks like a fairly short semi

maybe only 25 ft or so

Was it the Elephant truck & was

there a living quarters up front; 18 October, 2010 09:31
Ole Whitey said...: Buckles: I'm sure the Colonel "merited" posters and the like. Putting names on paper was based on a number of factors but many very capable people never had their names on posters. I don't think the Ringling show had a litho on Alfredo, certainly one of their biggest stars.; 18 October, 2010 10:42
Buckles said...: This was show's the horse truck.
When my Dad's elephant act was first planned in 1951, there was talk of booking it with Little Bob since his last elephant "Gollmar Palm" had died, hence the premature artwork.
However the final decision was Siebrand Bros. Circus and Carnival.; 18 October, 2010 10:59
Anonymous said...: I believe that they simply didn't make a "sheet" BIG enough!
:-)
CIndy Potter; 18 October, 2010 13:30
Anonymous said...: This truck later housed a steam calliope on Cristiani. I think it had originally housed some sort of medical diagnostic equipment.; 18 October, 2010 17:47

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