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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
RBBB WQ 1952
Here are a few pictures from the old Sarasota Winter Quarters. A lot of these old wagons had Al G. Barnes backgrounds.
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Bob- This particular line up from left to right are: #2 cookhouse steam boiler built by Cleaver-Brookes remains of the United States bandwagon #49 ringstock canvas & poles #192 giraffe den Flint
Wagon #2 was taken off the road in 1950 when the unit was placed in the new dishwasher wagon. The power plant from this wagon was then installed in a former cage. This wagon came to RBBB in 1936. In other news of 1952 with Cleaver-Brookes and circus equipment??? That was the year Cleaver-Brookes purchased the America calliope and restored her. I think she made her 1st appearance at that years Wisconsin state fair.
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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Bob- This particular line up from left to right are:
#2 cookhouse steam boiler built by Cleaver-Brookes
remains of the United States bandwagon
#49 ringstock canvas & poles
#192 giraffe den
Flint
I think Mr.Flint is correct about wagon #49 as the side brackets match photos that I have.
p.j.
Wagon #2 was taken off the road in 1950 when the unit was placed in the new dishwasher wagon. The power plant from this wagon was then installed in a former cage. This wagon came to RBBB in 1936.
In other news of 1952 with Cleaver-Brookes and circus equipment???
That was the year Cleaver-Brookes purchased the America calliope and restored her. I think she made her 1st appearance at that years Wisconsin state fair.
p.j.
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