Thursday, January 10, 2019

OWNERS #2


Posted by Chic Silber at 1/10/2019 01:05:00 AM

5 comments:

Mr.Lee said...

Ben Davenport .

10 January, 2019 10:16
Chic Silber said...


Owner of "Dailey Bros Circus"

Father of Norma Cristiani

10 January, 2019 11:01
Roger Smith said...

Some here will recall the Tom Scaperlanda Collection, featured in an entire room of the Harry Hertzberg Circus Collection, late of San Antonio. Tom's photos were all framed in red, and there were literally 100s of them, most correctly identified. This one had one of those stamp-out label stickers across the bottom reading "John Ringling North". One of the degreed librarians there, Barbara Somebody, was with me when I pointed out that the man depicted there is Ben Davenport, owner of Dailey Bros. Circus, and not JRN. Barbara said, "Oh, yes, we have people come in here and tell us these things," and she turned and walked away with a dismissive wave of her hand. That's what we had at the Hertzberg when the place closed.

Alfredo Codona had gifted Senator Hertzberg with one of his fly bars. It was hung in the lobby of the Collection, with this same Barbara referring to it as "some kind of a swing".

10 January, 2019 17:53
Charles Hanson said...

Well, wouldn't you think that Barbara would see red flags that something was wrong..with people coming in here and telling us these things?? That is sickening alone and when you add in the comment "some kind of swing"....Heads should have rolled...My opinion of museums is not very high....

10 January, 2019 18:09
Tony Greiner said...

As a librarian myself, that type of comment is shameful to my profession. At the very least, a note should have been made that someone thought the photo was mis-identified.

11 January, 2019 20:47

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