The Late Great Circus Parade

 

 

 


Wild West Section Leaders on horseback. Amy Kirse of Wittenberg, Wisconsin & Chelsea Novinska of Fennimore, Wisconsin. Many of the circuses, during and just after the frontier and cowboy days, were wild west shows.       

Left:

Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley. Buffalo Bill portrayed by Jim Brown Annie Oakley portrayed by Cathy Wagner.

 

Below:

#201 Adam-Forepaugh Stringer Wagon pulled by 4 Black / Grey Percherons. Teamster:  Kenneth Koester of Scales Mound, IL. 15 piece Wild West Band under the direction of Donna Siegl

 

Left and above:

The Congress of Rough Riders (14 riders). Riders:  Robert Stifter, Karl Kirmse, Robert Boehlke, Sam Foye, Chuck Bright, Elaine Bright, Sam Foye Jr., Brian Lehmann, Rich Bruner, Timothy C. Puckett, Tony Seman, Darren Schultz, Tony Gurrola, and Rick Brackmann.

 

Below:

Wisconsin Dells H. S. Cossack Marching Band under the direction of Marti Fults

Left and below:

Buffalo Bill Ticket Wagon pulled by 4 Belgians. Teamster:  Richard Kuck of Athens, Wisconsin  

Left and below:

Wade House Stagecoach pulled by Teamster:  Dan Wittgreave of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Wild West Riders:  Michael Fox, Marie Fox, Stephen Fox, Katie Segel Liban

Left and Below:
#116 Ken Maynard Air Calliope pulled by 4 Clydesdales. Teamster:  Tina Miller of Tomah, Wisconsin. Calliophone Technician: Jim Anderson

Tom Mix & Wives. Portrayed by:  S. A. Darrigrand of Onsted, Michigan & KC Salas of Santa Paula, California & Nancy M Harm of Northville, Michigan

Left and Below:

#100 Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Tableau (Great Britain) pulled by 6 North American Spotted Drafts. Teamster:  Jim Schmaltz of Grand Forks, North Dakota. 15-piece Wild West Bnd under the direction of Michael Iannantuoni

 

Left:

Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders. Teddy Roosevelt portrayed by Dennis Mahuta; Riders:  Gerry Vanderloop, Walter Jones, Steven Covey, Mich Steenbekkers, and Dave Broeren. 

 

Below:

CW1 101 Ranch Covered Wagon pulled by 4 mules. Teamster:  Glenn Rodewald of Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Left and Below:

#44 Cole Bros. Tableau (Gollmar Bros. Lion & Tiger Tableau) pulled by 4 mules

Teamster:  Lee janssen of McCook, Nebraska. Riders:  Bill Soderstrom, Lorna Granger, Susan Young, Al Young, Katherine Ringling North II, and Bob Carroll.

Al Ringling Carriage (John Ringling North II and his wife Shirley). Team Bob Johnson of Delmar, Iowa         

Left:
The Ringling Brothers Lion Bandwagon is approaching.

Below
Stilt Walking Cowboy and Cowgirl:  Josh Bryan and Amy Nelson stand tall in the background. with the bandwagon up front.

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