Some of the richest people in the United States at one time. At one point they had 3 shows on the road: Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey, and 4Paw-Sells at the same time. Each tent would seat 8,000 to 10,000 folks twice a day. Thats alot of folks to sell popcorn and postcards to. And in the days before income tax.
I performed from 1973 to 1995 with a couple years off in between. I did an aerial cradle act for three years, low wire as a clown, trained llamas, ponies, then lions and tigers for 15 years. I am now a firefighter, a member of the Circus Historical Society and an author of several circus and carnival related subjects.
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Some of the richest people in the United States at one time. At one point they had 3 shows on the road: Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey, and 4Paw-Sells at the same time. Each tent would seat 8,000 to 10,000 folks twice a day. Thats alot of folks to sell popcorn and postcards to. And in the days before income tax.
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