The Late Great Circus Parade

 

 

 


Left:

#20 Sparks Bandwagon pulled by 4 Belgians Teamster:  Jody & Mike Schulz of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. Top riders from the Mary Mack – African-American Folk Heritage Ensemble,        coordinated by Shirley Gilbert. Candra Gilbert, Dennis Robinson, Chris Gilbert, and Ms.Hutchinson

 

Below:

South Milwaukee Marching Band - Gail Kablau & Bobby Lindsey, Directors

Above:

Carriage carrying Great Circus Parade Clown Coordinator; Therese “Tickles” Hall. Carriage and horses by Bob Johnson of Delmar, Iowa  

 

Below:

#85 Carl Hagenbeck Cage Wagon (Picture Frame) pulled by 4 Chestnut Suffolks. Teamster:  Liza Howe of Lena, Illinois. White tigers provided by Animal Entertainments

 

Above:

#81 Christy Bros. Band Tableau pulled by 6 Red Sorrel Belgians. Teamster:  Dana Stitchert of Chili, Wisconsin. 10-piece Circus band under the direction of Nicholas Contorno

Left:

Grand Equestrienne in White Carriage. Terri Kipp-Johnson of Loyal, Wisconsin.

Left and Above:

Rainbow Equestriennes.      Diana Smith, Jackie Heinen, Jennifer Gaudes, Laura Smoller, Kim Stearns, Cindy Kilman, Debi Radtke, Heather Nelson, Jane Borntraeger, Mindy Zinthefer, Holly Kuester, Misty Allar, Katy Mara, Nanette Krebsbach, Marian McVeigh, Debra J. Dixon, Nancy Rogers, Nicole Dickenson, Paul Wasielewski, and Fran Mara

Left and Below:

#82 Cole Bros. Air Calliope pulled by 4 Baloneys. Teamster:  Eugene Tylee of Boyceville, Wisconsin. Musician:  Famed circus musician Larry Stout on the calliope

Left and Below:

Golden Bros. Cage Wagon pulled by 4 White Percherons. Teamster:  Mary Jane Swedberg of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Kangaroos by Animal Entertainments     

Above:

Elegant Equestriennes – Coordinator:  Michelle M. Liggett, Anne Moss, Deb Bricker, Mary Godwin, Beatrice Barry, Ruth Riegel, Mary Ann Guaraldi, Lynn Mclaughlin, Jennifer Ganzer, John Moss, Steve Luoni, Beth Brown,  Brian Gesuero, and Kurt Bricker

 

Left:

Some not so elegant equestrians.

 

Below:

Bostock-Wombwell Menagerie Band Carriage pulled by 6 Black Percherons. Teamster:  Steve Nampel of Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. 8-piece English circus band under the direction of Nicholas Contorno

Above:

#21 Gollmar Bros. Band Tableau pulled by 6 Mixed Percherons. Teamster:  Dean Kruger of Wonewoc, Wisconsin. 12-piece Clown Band under the direction of Gerald Stich         

Left and Below:

#80 Cole Bros. “FRANCE” Tableau pulled by 6 Black Percherons. Teamster:  Bill Knapp of Richland, Michigan. Riders:  Travis Ziegler, Sue Ziegler, Samantha Kading, Rosemary Hughes, Tim Hughes, Daniel Hughes, Tom Matthews, Tracy Matthews, and Janet Matthews


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