This is for Steve Shelton. Feel free to email me at fivetiger@shtc.net. Bob Cline
Friday, February 25, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Venice Circus Arena
The Venice Circus Arena in all it's glory when it was the Ringling / Barnum Winter Quarters.From Pete Adams:
YOU CAN HELP THE VENICE CIRCUS ARTS FOUNDATION BY PURCHASING TICKETS FOR THEIR SHOW THIS COMING WEEKEND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT 1 AND 4 P.M.
SEE INFORMATION BELOW FOR SPECIFICS.
Circus Under the Big Top !Aerial Acts! Clowns! Juggling! Globe of Death! And More!
Saturday & Sunday February 26 & 27, 2011 Two Shows each day1:00 pm and 4:00 pm Tickets: $10.00 Child / $20.00 Adult For "Children of ALL AGES!" Tent Location: Old K-mart Parking Lot across from Lowe's in Venice
Venice Concert Band PerformanceFriday February 25, 2011 6-9 pm Tickets $5.00
Profits will be used to restore the Venice Circus Arena!
Check out the great Save the Arena website at http://www.venicecircusarts.com/index_mainpage.htm
Sunday, February 20, 2011
A Royal Coupling
William L. Slout authored this amazing book about the relationship and business tidings that eventually became a union of shows with Barnum & Bailey joining together and solidifying the "Greatest Show on Earth." This book has been long out of print and is a Circus Historians dream book to have.
This book has been re-issued as a Print on Demand book meaning everytime someone orders it, they make it. Order five, they print five. You can order the book for around $17.00 through Barnes and Nobles, Amazon.com, Buy.com and other internet sites. I've already ordered mine!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Campbell Bros.
Here is the Campbell Bros. Advance car sitting in winter quarters in Fairbury, NE. Having authored the Campbell Bros. story in the Bandwagon back in the Jan. / Feb. 2009 issue, this show was a good sized railroad show carrying some big name performers and 11 elephants in 1908, 1909, and 1910 before a train wreck in Wisconsin claimed two of the elephant's lives.
Campbell Bros.
While these route cards are from different years, I have seen at least seven different headings on the route cards of the same season. Was this unique to just the Campbell show or did a lot of shows at the turn of the century keep changing the route card designs in the same season?
Campbell Bros.
Campbell show arrives on the lot in 1908 while playing in Horton, Kansas - from the Jim McRoberts collection.
Campbell Bros.
Here's the show train in 1908 in Horton, Kansas - from the Jim McRoberts collection - notice the different styles of flatcars being used.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Billing Stands
Here's a little journey through time of some classic circus advertising. This one is from 1905.
Monday, February 07, 2011
Two Shows?
Which show are you going to go see?
This was taken in Marietta, Ohio on July 4, 1920.
There has to be a story behind this photo. Does anyone know the whats and whys?
Saturday, February 05, 2011
Circus Day
It's Circus Day here today. We are going to see the Royal Hanneford Circus this morning and then the Ringling Blue Unit this afternoon. Ringling Red is in Greenville, SC this week which places all of the Ringling train in South Carolina in the same week. According to yesterday's newspaper, there are 61 cars on the blue unit.
Friday, February 04, 2011
America's Elephants
It's been a while since I mentioned my book and thanks to a couple that have asked about it. It is an e-Book available on my website at http://www.thecircusworld.com/americas-elephants and on Amazon.com both.
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