Howes Great London 1920 #8

Scan12718, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. "Mug Joint"

Howes Great London 1920 #9

Scan12717, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Pat Kelly From Otto Scheiman

Howes Great London 1920 #10

Scan12707, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Every time I would look thru the Howes folder this little picture, slightly larger than a postage stamp, would fall out on the floor. On the back was written "Howe 1920". Imagine my surprise yesterday when it turned out to be the best of the lot.

Howes Great London 1920 #11

Scan12710, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Howes Great London 1920 #12

Scan12714, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. From Otto Scheiman

From Bob Swaney

FHF presentation lineup, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Buckles-- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is shining the spotlight on America's troops and their families in the DC/Baltimore area by donating to them complimentary tickets to Zing Zang Zoom and conducting several military-related special events. March 18th saw a Wounded Warrior tribute at the Verizon Center in DC. Wounded Warriors and their families also attended a special preshow before doors were opened to the public. During the special preshow, Feld Entertainment Chairman & CEO Kenneth Feld presented a pachyderm painting to the Fisher House Foundation (www.fisherhouse.org) to be auctioned off at its annual fundraising golf tournament. March 26th at the Patriot Center in Fairfax marked the eve of the Month of the Military Child where military children and their families were honored during the show. Also for that performance, an Air Force family served as Guest Ringmasters to recognize the Year of the Air Force Family. On April 14th at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, military children and their families from five military support organizations will be honored guests. During its current run in the area, Ringling Bros. will also present special children's events featuring show performers at two military installations. (photo courtesy OASD(PA). Bob Swaney

Sailor Circus 2010 #1 (From Jim Cole)

a, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Opening night in Sarasota, featuring a live circus band

Sailor Circus 2010 #2

IMG_3009, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Sailor Circus 2010 #3

IMG_3034, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Sailor Circus 2010 #4

IMG_3035, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Sailor Circus 2010 #5

IMG_3084, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Sailor Circus 2010 #6

IMG_3099, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Visit to Kelly Miller #1 (Caroline Rice))

!cid_X_MA1_1269527773@aol, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Took some photos for ya Capt, I hope you and yours are well? Gary Hill

Visit to Kelly Miller #2 (Mike Rice)

!cid_X_MA2_1269527773@aol, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Visit to Kelly Miller #3 (Casey McCoy)

!cid_X_MA1_1269528112@aol, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Visit to Kelly Miller #4

!cid_X_MA2_1269528112@aol, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Olga Celeste "The Leopard Enchantress"

SAVE2247, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. From Roger Smith BRINGING UP BABY is among the lengthy list of pictures calling upon Goebel's Lion Farm (the title then) for trained exotic stock. The trainers got continual stints of studio work, but just about never got name credit other than that envied within the business. In this case, old-timers will not be surprised to know this animal was trained by the Enchantress of Leopards, Olga Celeste. Photo from Buckles

Bringing Up Baby #1 (From Eric Beheim)

BUB-1, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. One of the most famous films of all times is BRINGING UP BABY, a 1938 comedy starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. The “Baby” referred to in the title is a leopard which was sent to Miss Hepburn’s character by her brother and which is initially seen running loose in her apartment. (Scenes showing the leopard roaming around freely were filmed on sets enclosed inside a huge cage, with the camera and sound picked up through holes in the fencing. Miss Hepburn was generally fearless around the young leopard who played “Baby” and even enjoyed petting it. The leopard’s trainer later said that she could have become an animal trained had she so desired.

Bringing Up Baby #2

BUB-2, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Cary Grant was less fond of working with the leopard. As a gag, Miss Hepburn put a stuffed leopard through a vent in the top of his dressing room. “He was out of there like lightning,” she later wrote in her autobiography ME: STORIES OF MY LIFE.

Bringing Up Baby #3

BUB-3, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. The film used a great deal of split screen effects and other optical tricks to minimize the number of scenes where the actors had to work in close proximity to the leopard. Here the leopard is rear-projected in behind the stars. (Cary Grant’s character was modeled on silent film comedian Harold Lloyd and Grant even wore glasses like Lloyd had worn.)