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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Foundation of The Elephant House For The Barnum and Bailey Circus on a Golf Course in Oak Ridge, N. J.
The Richards show reportedly carried five bulls in the charge of Jimmy Dooley. Presumably Buckles knows all about him and the identity of the five.
The question is whether the bulls were ever lodged at Oak Ridge. I don't know, that would take some searching. The quarters were covered in an article in Bandwagon, May-June 1967.
Anonymous, Thank you. I appreciate that it will take some searching. That said, when can I expect the result's of what you have found out about elephants staying in this barn/stable. :)
Very close on the Barnum Elephant house. This is actually part of the sprawling Ringling Estates. The actual home/mansion of Alf T. Ringling. His estate had many out buldings which housed the "Great Cats" along with many other animals. History is somehat vauge on the actual build of the "Elephant house" but yes elephants were actually house there. Just google Ringling Mansion(or Bros.) Oakridge, NJ and you will find a wealth of info
You will also find some great info hear. Much of the info came from one of the craftsman whom helped build the estate. Oak Ridge Mansion - history The Alf T. Ringling Estate, Winterquarters of R. T. Richards Circus, at Oak Ridge, N. J. Famous Circus Landmarks
The Ringling circus is mentioned in several issues of Bandwagon museum, which are (now) happily online:
Circus Baseball Teams http://www.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1967Sep.htm "Photo: The 1905 Ringling Bros. team is shown with its manager Doc. Kealey. Reno McCree, second from right, first row, was captain and pitcher. Pfening Collection."
Circus Wagon History File http://www.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1963Sep.htm "Features some of the wagons on display at the Ringling Circus Museum. Bandwagon, Vol. 7, No. 5 (Sep-Oct), 1963, pp. 17-19."
This was the quarters of the 1917 R. T. Richards Circus, operated by Alf T. Ringling's son, Richard. The site had nothing to do with Barnum & Bailey.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the correction. Is it the foundation of the elephant barn?
Wade
The Richards show reportedly carried five bulls in the charge of Jimmy Dooley. Presumably Buckles knows all about him and the identity of the five.
ReplyDeleteThe question is whether the bulls were ever lodged at Oak Ridge. I don't know, that would take some searching. The quarters were covered in an article in Bandwagon, May-June 1967.
Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteThank you. I appreciate that it will take some searching. That said, when can I expect the result's of what you have found out about elephants staying in this barn/stable. :)
Wade
Very close on the Barnum Elephant house. This is actually part of the sprawling Ringling Estates. The actual home/mansion of Alf T. Ringling. His estate had many out buldings which housed the "Great Cats" along with many other animals. History is somehat vauge on the actual build of the "Elephant house" but yes elephants were actually house there. Just google Ringling Mansion(or Bros.) Oakridge, NJ and you will find a wealth of info
ReplyDeleteYou will also find some great info hear. Much of the info came from one of the craftsman whom helped build the estate.
ReplyDeleteOak Ridge Mansion - history
The Alf T. Ringling Estate, Winterquarters of R. T. Richards Circus, at Oak Ridge, N. J.
Famous Circus Landmarks
http://oakridgemansion.blogspot.com/2007/01/oak-ridge-mansion-history.html
BK,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this additional information, it's greatly appreciated.
Wade
The Ringling circus is mentioned in several issues of Bandwagon museum, which are (now) happily online:
ReplyDeleteCircus Baseball Teams
http://www.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1967Sep.htm
"Photo: The 1905 Ringling Bros. team is shown with its manager Doc. Kealey. Reno McCree, second from right, first row, was captain and pitcher. Pfening Collection."
Circus Wagon History File
http://www.circushistory.org/Bandwagon/bw-1963Sep.htm
"Features some of the wagons on display at the Ringling Circus Museum. Bandwagon, Vol. 7, No. 5 (Sep-Oct), 1963, pp. 17-19."