Buckles Blog: 1944 Kelly-Miller #12

Saturday, June 20, 2015

"Inside Big Top, calliope (at end of tent) plays entire program."

Harry Kingston said...: Thanks Buckles and what a way to start off the day.
Isla Miller told me about what it was like running a circus during the war years as D. R. was in the army.
Isla drove a show truck and what a trip it was.
Kelly Miller made it though the war years and the rest is history and today Barbara Jane Miller Byrd is still with it and for it and it is still all circus WITH elephants.
It is my pleasure to know them all and a great bunch of show folks.
Harry in Texas; 20 June, 2015 06:37
Bob Cline said...: I can't help but to notice the seating is all on one side and the rings are all pushed to the other side. Do you think this was a normal daily set-up at this time or were the rings moved back for a special reason perhaps?

Bob; 20 June, 2015 06:55
Buckles said...: Looks like a 40' ring and a 30' middle piece.; 20 June, 2015 07:02
JIM ELLIOTT said...: THANKS BUCKLES!; 20 June, 2015 07:38
Unknown said...: With war time rationing, how did Kelly/Miller get enough gas to make their jumps? did they have special coupons?; 20 June, 2015 09:09
Ole Whitey said...: Francis Kitzman was with the Russell show all thru the War and he said former Indiana Governor Paul V McNutt, by then of the Roosevelt administration, gave a break to both rail and truck circuses and carnivals under the theory that morale on the home front was important too.; 20 June, 2015 22:51
JC Hall said...: I would say an 80 with 30 foot middles; 21 June, 2015 00:57

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