Hatari #14

Hatari-14, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. While Gerard Blair stands by with a rife, the crew attempts to load the buffalo into a shipping crate. (TO BE CONTINUED)

Eroni's Circus #1 (From Robert Perry)

head%20trapeze, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Hi Buckles some nice photos of Eroni,s circus Australia newest Circus Owned by Cathy & Tony Maynard daughter Kelly & son Joe Tony has had a life time in the circus & a very smart young Man the whole show is looking great they are showing around Melbourne at the moment. Robert Perry Australia

Eroni's Circus #2

viv%20lyra, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Eroni's Circus #3

cloudswing, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Eroni's Circus #4

Allison%20web, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Eroni's Circus #5

ropes, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Eroni's Circus #6

palomino, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Eroni's Circus #7

nevada, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Barnum & Bailey In Europe (From Henry Schroer)

Touir%20plan%20Ringling%20Germany2, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Hi Buckles, Just got this book about Circus Trains in Germany from 1900 until 2000 and saw some interesting pictures of Barnum and Bailey in there that may interest you and the readers of your blog. It says in the book that Barnum & Bailey arrived in England in December 1897 and went to Germany in April 1900. The opened in Hamburg on April 15. 1900 until 15. May and went on until the 10th of November. From the 25th of November until the 24th of February 1901 the played in Vienna and from the 25th of February until the the 6th of April the had a Winter pause in Vienna. After that the played some more towns in Austria and went on to Hungary from there and then went back to Germany until the 30.August 1901 where the closed in a town named Leer which is close to Hamburg. We used to say : In Leer it s always Leer because the business there was never any good and Leer means empty in German. It is a very small town and for me hard to understand why the would play a town like that. After that the went on to Holland and Belgium and in 1902 the toured France and Switzerland. On the end of October 1902 they went back to the US. There is one picture of a train car been unloaded from the ship and it says in the book that they had 7 Coaches, 22 tunnel and 35 flatcars. But I don’t think the did all there research right because it also says that Hugo Smith worked with 55 Elephants in the ring in 1920. But the news paper clipping said that even do that the entrance price where very high the attendance was very good but the seating in the Tent was not vey comfortable. Then there was a article of the Munich News Paper about the advertising car that was parked in the train yards and the talked about it unusual size, specially the length because it was unusually for Germany and that it sleeps 20 man and has a big boiler in the back to cook the glue for the posters. Would have been a nice smell in the car, talking about the good old days!!!!. The car was 58 ‘ long, 7’ wide and 9’ high and had two 4 axle bogeys. In a town like Munich the hang 10.000 posters and hangers in about a weeks time. Starting at 6 am with a short breakfast in a Guesthouse and finishing at 6 Pm for the day. Talking about the good old days!!!! All the best Henry Schroer

Barnum & Bailey In Europe #2

Tour%20plan%20Ringling%20Germany, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Aqua Circus #1 (From Michael Newton-Brown)

IMG_0595, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Buckles, We went to the Sunday 5 PM show of the Cirque Italia's "Aquatic" doing a fundraiser for Venice Circus Arts Foundation to help save the old Venice Circus Arena. I've included a few photos. The entire ring cover could be raised up to expose a pool surrounding a center circular platform. There were fountains, and rain coming from the circular edge of the raised platform. There was no program, so I have not idea who was performing. All of the acts were strong, especially the high wire, and the closing strength / balancing by two guys. The lady in the high wire act also sang. Both went up the inclined guy wire to the rigging. At one point she was the understander on the wire, and he descended the guy wire with her standing on his shoulders singing. I've never seen that before. The crowd filled about 95% of the beautiful new top, and they were very enthusiastic, with a couple of standing ovations. Michael Newton-Brown miklhyfn@mindspring.com Dezinerzinc.com

Aqua Circus #2

IMG_0592, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Aqua Circus #3

IMG_0585, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Aqua Circus #4

IMG_0584, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

From David Reddy

jjjones5, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Your Help Needed Now on H 2 B Visa I am sending this to as many circus & carnival fans as I can. Outdoor Amusement Business Assn. needs your help in contacting your U. S. House of Representative members & your U. S. Senators immediately about legislation intended to temper or stop the Department of Labor's rule that could make the use of foreign labor next to impossible. Please go to the following website: www.carnivalwarehouse.com/ & @ the top click the message board category & then when the page comes up; click Amusement Industry Discussion & scan down to the topic of URGENT REQUEST FROM YOUR OABA & then read carefully. Please do what is requested of you as this is important for the major circuses, carnivals, as well as tourist resorts, amusement parks & the fishing industry in the Gulf in the U. S. Thanks for helping, David Reddy

From Erik Jaeger #1

Bailey%20Bros_%201948, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Friend Buckles, Hope this finds you and Barbara in good health and high spirits, and the rest of the family doing well. I remembered reading that your Dad worked the Bailey Bros herd, and thought you might enjoy this photo. I received it as a gift earlier this week. The inscription at the bottom left hand corner reads: To Showmen's Assn. From Paul Thomas 1948. On the back of the photo is noted El Monte, California 1948. I do not know if Paul Thomas was the photographer. The photo is a treat for me to have, as I remember throwing hay to three of the four girls pictured here, when Oscar Cristiani wintered them at Jon Tarzan Zerbini's place on Packinghouse Road in Sarasota many years ago. I also helped Carin with the walking long mount on the Hanneford show, when her and Philip would be topside. I will be sending you a few photos of the Clyde Beatty railroad show that I was also privileged to receive. A big thank you to yourself, Shannon and all contributors for sharing so many wonderful photographs and historical tidbits.

From Erik Jaeger #2

Pole%20Wagon, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. As a follow up on the Bailey Bros elephant photo, I will travel to Iola, Kansas this week to see what I can learn of their 1947 visit to Riverside Park. I have heard the show scored some heat on occasion. Clyde Beatty Circus - - Pole wagon coming down runs

From Erik Jaeger #3

String%20of%20Flats, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Clyde Beatty Circus - - String of loaded flats

From Erik Jaeger #4

Big%20Top%20Crew, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Clyde Beatty Circus - - Workingmen hitching a ride on the pole wagon (back of the photo reads Rhinelander, Wisconsin 1953, which according to my route sheet would have been on August 5th).

From Erik Jaeger #5

Herd, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr. Clyde Beatty Circus - - Elephants headed to lot I would date these somewhere between 1949 and 1951, as they are travelling the former Sparks wagons and still utilizing pullover teams. The Wabash Railroad appears to be the carrier, which primarily ran through the states of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan.