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Circus Fans Association
The White Tops Issue Jul-Aug 1933
Ringling Bros. Golden Jubilee Issue
CFA 8th Annual National Convention Issue
40 Pages Plus CoversA complete issue of White Tops issued for the 8th Annual CFA Convention which was held in conjunction with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Golden Jubilee. The issue is filled with historical articles. I\'ve scanned partial pages of just some of the articles:
Three Hundred Elephants by Karl Kae Knecht - Two page article with sub heads: Our Elephants, Circus Elephants, Odd Herds, Elephant Census, Privately Owned, Dealers, Carnivals, Elephants Interest . . . and more. Photos of the Ringling Herd in 1894 and in 1933.
The Ringling 1933 Circuses - Two page article about Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus and Al G. Barnes Circus. The RBBB section subheads are: The Program, The Route, The Staff, Side Show, Advance Crew. Hagenbeck Wallace and Al G. Barnes has Program, The Route, Staff. A related article is about S.W.Gumpertz who was vice-president and general manager of the Ringing Circuses.
Ringling Bros. Circus Year by Year by John Grace - A Four page article with paragraphs describing show from 1884 to 1933. Subheads are: First Ringling Circus, On the Rails, Chicago First World Fair Year, First Indoors Chicago, First Year in Far Northwest, First Time in California, The Season of Record Mileage, Shortest Season Ever.
When Circuses Were the Leading National Advertisers by Allan R. Barkley (see scan of back cover).
Some other articles of interest were: Strange Circus Feature Attractions, Wisconsin-Mother of Circuses, Another Story of the Brothers Ringling . . . and much more.
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