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Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
From Chris Berry
Although
this date sheet seems no different than hundreds of others that have survived
from the 1950s, this poster is actually quite historic. When the Clyde Beatty
Circus left the lot on the night of Nov 20, 1956 an era ended, as that was the
last performance of a "traditional" railroad circus. Ringling Barnum had closed
in July, abandoning its tents and train for arenas and trucks. And while
Ringling Barnum did return to the rails for the 1960 season, the train was quite
different - made of tunnel cars and wagons that could easily enter arenas. This
date sheet is essentially for the last performance of the last "traditional"
railroad circus.
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Clyde Beatty Circus #6
As mentioned before this is Whitey Linderman whom I well remember from the Cole Show.
Though severely crippled he was quite apt at working a team on the lot and well before the days of Political Correctness was called by one and all "Broken Ass Whitey".
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Monday, February 02, 2015
Head Pieces #1 (To Brandon Morris)
 If I'm not mistaken Trolle Rhodin had these head pieces made for the show in Germany and were a vast improvement.
You may notice they have small rings on each side of the medallion at the very bottom, I suppose commonly used in Europe as bits to keep them in place but I'm not aware of them ever being used for any purpose over here.
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Sunday, February 01, 2015
Hugo, Oklahoma 1954
Fresh out of High school and confidently ready to embark in a Show Biz career as truck driver for my folks elephant act.
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