From the television program 1978 Highlights of RBBB, Dick Van Dyke with the showgirls. |
Thursday, May 31, 2012
From Mike Naughton
More on '78 #1 (From Buckles)
Mike, do you think in the distant future we might see something like this again? |
More on '78 #8
Picture #1 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
From Dave Price
Must be the pic Bob Cline mentioned. This is not a good copy. McClosky seems to have walked away. Morgan's pants seem lighter here but I still think that's him at left. |
Sarasota Quarters #2
Walter McLain with the center ring 8-act. |
Sarasota Quarters #5
This 1930's picture indicates that the elephant "Kraal" was one of the first structures built. |
Sarasota Quarters !#10
The show brought in Louie Reed to train these young elephants the summer of 1952. He was about my age at the time (nuf ced) so he brought in Smokey to do the physical stuff. |
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
"Jessie" #2
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Hugo Schmitt introduced the first one foot stand in America that was presented in the act be brought from Europe in 1948. With my latest discovery we see the first one trained in this country and depending on who you ask, it was trained either by Joe Frisco or John Cuneo. I'm glad this picture turned up since I recalled that she balanced on the left foot. I once asked John about this and he couldn't remember. Consequently I began to think that maybe the picture had been flopped but now after being enlarged, the sign in the background proves otherwise. |
"Jessie" #7
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JESSIE 1952-54 Hawthorn Melody Dairy 1955 Miller Bros. Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 1956 Miller Bros. Circus 1957-71 R.A. Miller shopping Center Show 1972-76 Mrs. Olive Lake Mary, FL 1977-82 Hoxie Bros. #2 Unit 1983 Miami Zoo 1984-86 Hoxie Bros. Circus 1987-94 Carden International (I stopped keeping records in 1995 and am unaware of Jessie's final days.) |
Monday, May 28, 2012
From Chic Silber
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From Dave Price
Buckles & Chic: While Alfred Eisenstaedt was taking the shot Chic sent, Victor Jogensen was taking this one. |
Jenda Smaha #1 (From Buckles)
I'm glad this picture popped up during my latest discovery. |
Jenda Smaha #2
He proved me wrong, the following year I kept hearing about this elephant with Bill Griffith's Show. |
Jenda Smaha #4
The story of the sale of "Bertha" by Wilbur Deppe to John Ascuaga and the ensuing trip from Baraboo to Sparks, that included numerous publicity stops enroute, would make a better movie than "Water For Elephants". |
Jenda Smaha #7
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Jenda's favorite past time was going on Safari in Africa as this picture indicates. One evening John Herriott and I were at the club in Sarasota when Jenda dropped in and insisted he take us to his nearby estate to see some of his home movies. Big mistake. I thought it would be Jenda and "Tanya" before the Crowned Heads of Europe but instead we got a half hour of Jenda and some other people stumbling and sweating thru the jungle. |
"Tanya" #1
Now with his own elephant he moved down to Las Vegas into the Big Hotels! |
A Puzzlement!
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At a glance this would be my three elephants "Anna May", "Toto" and "Mack" flanked by "Bertha" and "Tina" lined up in front of the Nuggett Casino. Try as I may, with this combination of elephants, I can't figure out how it was possible. In fact I don't remember ever being in front of the Casino. The only solution is, this might actually be a gig at the Col. Sanders Chicken Nuggetts in Gibsonton, Florida. |
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Wally Ross #1 (From Buckles)
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We have been busy lately storing a lot of Shannon's household equipment here since at the end of school they will leave their apartment and move to a home to be built here. During all the commotion we came across a cardboard box containing between 5 to 6 thousand 8' x 10' photos, stored and forgotten, quite a few bear comments by my father. I'll start off today with a tribute to the Golden West. There may be a few previously shown that I rehashed for continuity. |
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