Friday, September 17, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
1951 - Al G. Kelly-Miller Bros. Circus
The Miller family has traditionally put out some of the nicest route books of any show from any era.
1951 - Al G. Kelly-Miller Bros. Circus
Quite an amazing menagerie for a truck show. Even up to the late 1980's it was a huge spectacle to be seen.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Walter L. Main - 1922
The various Andrew Downie owned shows as a general rule provided a profitable income over the years. While the cover could have been a much better choice of color, there are some nice pictures included in this Route Book. By comparision, the 1920 Walter L. Main Route Book had no pictures in it.
Walter L. Main - 1922
One of the great Circus Historians of our time was Mr. Joseph Bradbury in Atlanta, Ga. He created a huge file of parade wagon histories. Some were so detailed as to have the actual dimensions and in one case the weight of the wagon. I was lucky enough to get a copy of these many years ago.
This wagon in the photo was "presumably built for Barnum & Bailey." It has the huge carved lion on one side of the wagon and two elephant heads on the other side.
1911 to 1913 - Downie and Wheeler Bros. Circus
1914 to 1917 - La Tena Wild Animal Shows
1918 to 1924 - Walter L. Main Circus ( These were all Andrew Downie shows )
1925 to 1931 - 101 Ranch Wild West
Fate of wagon - unknown.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Stanley Co. Fair - Albemarle, NC
Here are a few more photos that I took on Sunday Sept. 5th at the Fair. The Fair still ran on Monday for Labor Day. These are some of the rides that were still up but not operating during the run of the Fair.
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