Tuesday, September 13, 2016

#4 Elephant Pix

Mack and Peggy Mac MacDonald with Bailey Bros. Circus 1947.
Owned by Big Bob Stevens, "Christy". "Carrie" and "Babe"
These were among the first elephants imported after World War II.
Later owned by Oscar Cristiani.

7 comments:

Billie Lou Henderson said...

Mack had trained the act at Newberry, SC during the winter of 1946-47. Peggy, Dad and I had been with an indoor circus in OH until March of 1947. All happened so fast Peggy is wearing the wardrobe from the juggling and balancing acts. The two little ones didn't work. Pulled a carriage in Spec. Soon as Mother got there they began making wardrobe. Peggy and Mack were married later that summer. Nice summer.

Chic Silber said...


Thanks Billie Lou

Hence her maiden name

lettered on the truck

Always nice to learn

about family history

Chic Silber said...


Were the punks

truly twins

Buckles said...

No.

Chic Silber said...


I can't imagine boldly

lying to the public in

such a rude fashion

Unknown said...

Chic... Boldly lying to the public in a rude fashion? Really? You speak as if there were never any embellishments.

Chic Silber said...


Clearly my snippy sarcasm

escaped you Darlene

The marks believe what

they want to believe