Does anyone know more about where the "National Circus Museum" was, who founded it, and how long was it in existence?
Saturday, July 16, 2011
National Circus Museum
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Wade G. Burck
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Wade, I asked some of the CHS members and this is the response I got from Dave Price.
"It was traveling exhibit that was out only in 1956. John Yancy of I believe Newport News, VA, owned it. I had a job but fortunately was off the day it played Nashville. I went out to the Hippodrome Roller Rink where it was to play and I helped them set up, hung out all day and helped them reload the two ton-and-a-half trucks that night. I believe they had telephone ticket sales and local sponsors.
The exhibit consisted of many folding boards with lithographs, handbills, some original Roland Butler art, etc. Also there was a large display of an O scale model. Also there was a series of small display cases which when set up end-to-end showed a long circus parade model. I later saw some of these cases at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota so I have always thought the collection went there after the tour, which I doubt was very successful. I think Ora Parks worked press on the show and they had a bill crew out. Occasionally lithos of the exhibit pop up on eBay. They did not lithograph Nashville and I suspect the crew had been let go by that time. I believe Allyn Pierson had been one of the billers.
Dave Price"
Bobby,
Thank you for the great information, and thank you also to Dave Price. What would we do without the living encyclopedia that is the CHS?
Boiler room and local sponsor's? Looked like it was a recipe for disaster, which may explain it's short tour and demise.
Readers interested in "restoration" need to check out Bob's blog(linked on the right) where he has a great series of pictures showing the restoration of the 3 Bell's Wagon at CWM.
Wade
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