1950 Circus Coming to Town

1950
13:14:29 Circus train arriving, Cole Brothers Circus, steam engine pushing flatcars with wagons
13:15:11 Circus wagons unloaded from train
13:15:28 Excited boys peering at circus arriving through fence
13:15:34 Wagons are pulled by horse
13:15:43 Workers unravel tents (scratch), setting up circus tents or tent poles, various
13:17:00 Men with sledgehammers driving stakes, hard labor
13:17:15 Tent is erected, men pulling ropes, various
13:18:10 Men with circus truck watering ground, men unloading trucks
13:18:56 Cooks cutting food in outdoor tent, chefs
13:19:17 Cook in wagon with huge vat or pot, stirring
13:19:23 Circus company eating under large tent, various
13:19:50 Circus performer woman washing clothes outside wagon
13:20:10 Woman brushing out clothes with whisk broom
13:20:30 Circus clown putting on makeup outside wagon (good)
13:21:45 Clown performing outside tent, juggler juggling plates
13:22:06 Clowns playing, vaudeville, clown puts on head mask
13:22:56 People line up to buy circus tickets
13:23:11 Souvenir stall, man sells balloons to children, crowds at circus or fair
13:23:28 Elephants led by camera, various (good), horses and riders, elephants in dress costume
13:24:00 END
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[@Deadbuck73]

We saw the Cole Brothers circus a few years back in Abington MA... fantastic show!

[@docdimichele3003]

Like to go back for Just One Day to see the show train arrive.❤IT!

[@Myfootage]

You are welcome -- We long for the days when our circus forbears rode the rails from town to town with the latest big top show...

[@manuelosorioo6993]

Fantastic, great video, wonderful Circus world 😍😍😍

[@marcclement7396]

great footage!

[@DonReedProductions]

thanks for sharing this video

[@MrLeCouteur]

Thank you so so much for sharing this.!!

[@Myfootage]

You are welcome -- Thank you for the kind comment. We come from a long line of circus people here.

[@gregorkrause]

9:01 those elephants look so cute and sweet.

[@MrUranium238]

cant wait till it comes to my town

[@edvilsontavares8655]

#ILOVECIRCUS

[@latetedelbocar5625]

QUE LINDOS RECUERDOS

[@Myfootage]

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[@bulbs2010]

really enjoyed the film .Its sad to think all those people are all dead now

[@michaeljauch1142]

Yeah, the animal rights activists thought that they went to hell when they died due them "abusing" the animals such as the elephants, but I think they died and went to heaven for doing a good job and caring for the workers, both man and animal.

[@namehere1106]

bulbs2010 that's not what I was thinking at all.. people like you nowadays are useless your

[@hiker64]

This is great - Do you have the footage without the time code? I've seen the Educational Black and White version of this film also here on You Tube. I'm doing some research on Otto Griebling and would love to find some more original footage of him, particularly in color. Thank you.

[@latinalover2715]

Did circuses have their own fire department?

[@hiker64]

Not sure who the whiteface clown is. I know Otto Griebling had a white face character when he was with Cole Brothers, but I don't think that was him. This clown has short red hair and Otto had longer dark hair. Also, the voice over referred to Otto as "Mike". And he referred to Mark Anthony as "Tony" which it said on his hat, but referred to Mark's foam shoulder-vulture as a "duck." In any case, it's wonderful footage. I attached the voice track from the educational B&W version of this film.