With the sudden transition of being moved indoors it took several years for the show to get a solid route and the arenas lined up in order.
Here we see the elephants on a layoff at the Fairgrounds in Baraboo.
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Monday, March 16, 2015
50's RBBB #5
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Were there more Africans or only
the 1 we can see in this photo
That is Diamond, the only African. He had arrived on RBBB in mid-1955 and was sent to Knoxville zoo in 1963. There he would become the sire of the first viable African calves ever born in USA.
This photo was taken at Baraboo during the summer layoff in 1962.
Thank you for sharing, Richard. Do you have record of which elephants made th South America tour in 1962 ?
Buckles just mentioned that it was
Diamond at our luncheon gathering
Any idea how long he lived
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