Ray & Thelma Chandler

| December 21, 2012

Thelma is still with us and doing well. Thelma lives close to her daughter Janice in south eastern Arizona.

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Ride-um Cowboy

| December 21, 2012

Gene Holter Show. One time and one time only did I ever ride a camel. It is the most incomparable and miserable thing I’ve ever attempted. I would rather ride a bucking horse. As seen here Ray knew how to handle this hair brain animal.

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Clyde Bros Circus

| December 21, 2012

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Gene Holter Animals

| December 21, 2012

Ray Chandler allowing a friendly touch from a passer by. A personal note….. I wish that in all the years I knew and worked with Ray that I should have said to him …”Ray I have never known anyone like you, your a man of many talents and excellent at all of them”………….. I am […]

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Off And Running

| December 21, 2012

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P.T.Barnum Part 1 #1

| December 13, 2012

P.T. Barnum and Tom Thumb. Photo by Charles Deforest Fredricks.

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P.T.Barnum Part #2

| December 13, 2012

The following posts of P.T. Barnum presents a problem in my being able to explain what type of medium they are. A few are live photos others are lithographs done in  ink or in pencil scratching. In the collection of negatives that I have I ran across 30 or more of P.T. Barnum’s illustrations. After […]

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P.T. Barnum Part 1 #3

| December 13, 2012

P.T Barnum 1881 “War Chariot of India”. United States presidents presented on top. This may have been the drawing plans for the construction of this wagon. I do not have an actual photo.

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P.T.Barnum Part 1 #4

| December 13, 2012

This is an actual photo of P.T. Barnum’s 1873 orchestra band wagon. “Orchestmelachor” Bob Cline has named this wagon correctly in his comment. A must read. Thanks Bob.

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P. T, Barnum Part 1 #5

| December 13, 2012

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