Saturday, January 07, 2012

1950's K-M Elephants #7

SAVE1519 by bucklesw1
SAVE1519, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Terrell Jacobs' elephant "Jean" carried a bear on the howdah.

Posted by Buckles at 1/07/2012 05:32:00 AM

8 comments:

Ole Whitey said...

Terrell's wife shown here, also named Jean, is the mother of the Davenport brothers.

07 January, 2012 09:55
Roger Smith said...

Fred told me his big cat experience was born of an apprenticeship to Terrell Jacobs. Like many grateful students, he spoke of his mentor with near-reverent respect and admiration.

08 January, 2012 21:21
Chic Silber said...

If that's Terrell on the right

then it appears he was a lefty

11 January, 2012 22:38
Wade G. Burck said...

Chic,
Wouldn't his gun be on the other hip in that case?

Wade

12 January, 2012 00:32
Chic Silber said...

It would only be on his right hip

if it were a left handed holster

for a cross hand draw Wade

Beatty wore his on the right

12 January, 2012 09:20
Buckles said...

My father advised me to always wear my pistols butts forward to prevent them from being snatched from behind.
In attempting to disarm me from the front, many an evil doer found it to be a fatal mistake.

12 January, 2012 09:32
Chic Silber said...

So that must be why so many folks

call you Jesse (as in James)

12 January, 2012 10:13
Wade G. Burck said...

Chic,
If he is left handed his whip would be in his left hand. What hip should the gun be on in order for him to use the whip as well as the gun simultaneously? Opposite if he was right handed. Whip in the right hand, gun on the left hip. I can't speak to Beatty or other great chair men, but Pat Anthony had the skill to hold the gun and the chair in his left hand, shooting and fending off with the chair while encouraging with the whip in his right hand. He was right handed, as am I, as are about 99% of all animal trainers. I have personally seen only one left handed trainer. That was in 1976 when Hawthorn contracted Jean Michon from France.

Bob, as in Bob Munden

12 January, 2012 20:12

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