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Friday, June 04, 2010
World of Mirth from Ed Tracy
Here are a few pictures from Circus and Carnival Fan Ed Tracy's sets he offered for sale years ago. This is the World of Mirth Shows taken in 1958.
1 comment:
Hal Guyon
said...
I remember this show well, as they played The South Carolina State Fair for years here in Columbia. The show was painted orange until around 1960-61 then they started painting it in red, white , & blue stripes. I heard that Frank Bergen got the idea of the stripes from the old State of Main Railroad boxcars that were painted the same way. Yes the cut down flat was from the Tim McCoy Show as was the other stock that carried the tractor`s. I believe that Cole Bros had them before WOM.
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.
1 comment:
I remember this show well, as they played The South Carolina State Fair for years here in Columbia. The show was painted orange until around 1960-61 then they started painting it in red, white , & blue stripes. I heard that Frank Bergen got the idea of the stripes from the old State of Main Railroad boxcars that were painted the same way. Yes the cut down flat was from the Tim McCoy Show as was the other stock that carried the tractor`s. I believe that Cole Bros had them before WOM.
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