Sells Floto Circus
Posted By thecircusblog on July 19, 2012
Another heavily carved tableau called the Hippopotamus. You will notice this also has a band on top. The photo was shot on the same day, same parade by J. W. Beggs, 1910 Kansas City, Mo. I presume they had two bands in their parade and why not?
Don Covington has made a comment concerning circus bands.
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It was common practice to split the big show band into several parade units so that there was music during the length of the parade. Bigger shows would also parade a clown band as well as the side show band, all riding on different wagons.
Don Covington