Monday, October 29, 2012

From Jim Cole #2


Ringling-Barnum 1965

4 comments:

Buckles said...

Nearest elephant is "Marcella" and the smallest in the center ring is "Putsie".
Clarence Bastone stepping over the ring curb.

Chic Silber said...


That was the year that Victor Gaona

introduced me to Trolle Rhodin & it

was all downhill from there (kidding)

I recall Ingeborg was 1 of 3 rings

of white horses & all white wardrobe

Charly Ada Smeija & Klaus Blaszak

3 flying acts Hugo & 83 elephants

(or so it seemed) & the "Old Garden"

(actually #3) never looked better

Chic Silber said...


It was truly amazing how those skirts

of red & white calabana transformed

that rather dreary joint festive

This was the 1st time I saw the

magical cable mesh arena rise

Chic Silber said...


I believe there were 24 web girls

that surrounded the feature aerial

(Maybe it was La Toria (Vicky Unus)