Saturday, April 16, 2011

Show Business Hitches







Luna Park

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  1. The Luna Park scene is Seattle, Washington.

    The pig cart is a lampoon of the act on Ringling that had horses and riders jumping through a set of three "barrels" mounted on a wagon. Henry Moeller termed it the "brewery wagon."

    One of the more interesting hitches was a pair of giraffes pulling a wagon shaped like a peacock on Barnum & London. You can also find a giraffe hitch in Great London paper in 1879-1880.

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