Monday, March 21, 2011

Barnett Bros. 1930's #10


Scan13340, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

My dad wrote:

Barnett Bros. Circus- Aug. 18-19, 1939
Oklahoma City, Okla.- Hospital Show
Bill Woodcock and "Junie"

"I often wondered how elephants survuved these open air
bull trucks. Cold and rainy nights in the Spring.
For that matter I was lucky to make it myself since I well
recall traveling inside the sleeper at night.
After hearing the driver shift gears three times
and I knew we were at maximum speed.
My dad had poor vision as did one of the drivers and I
remember him saying they would get out of the cab and
strike a match to see if the telephone pole had any arrows."
Buckles

Posted by Buckles at 3/21/2011 06:04:00 AM

2 comments:

back yard johnny said...

Thats how they hauled the big male "Fritzie" when we were on Mills Bros. in 42, and it was a Straight job and the elephant rode backwards.

21 March, 2011 08:46
Petey Pachyderm Poo said...

Buckles, this is one of the best jackpots I have ever read or heard.

I read it to Joyce and she started remembering the foggy night experiences and tornado weather stories of trying to watch for the arrows, etc. Of course, I was totally calm through all of those stories!

Again, thanks for the time you spend for all of us.

Pete Rosa

26 March, 2011 22:36

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