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Circus Hall Of Fame sHonors Show GreatshEOne of Sarasota'* landmarks on to* North Tacraatni Trail is thebig glass building housing thelargest circus wagon ever buHt.Ilia Circus Hal of Fame, a national institution that honor* the circus great* of ah time, to located appropriately in Saraaota, the Oircue City.The Two Heratophera* Bandwagon, built in 1696 for Barnum k Bailey, was presented to the Circus Hall of Fame by the lateCol. B. J. Palmer of Davenport, Iowa, and ha* become the symbol of the Hal of Fame.Tourist* motoring north or south on U.S. Route 41 or taking If or landing on the north-south noway of Sarasota's airpo.t see the familiar red and gold bandwagon displayed in the window* f this Saraaota attraction.Founded in 1454, the Okras Hall of Fame house* one of the most complete circus museums n the world. On dtoplay are circus memento* of every description: equipment, rigging, costumes, prop* and personal effects f many circus stare.Among some of the outstanding exhibits displayed are Tom Thumb’s coach, presented to the famous midget by Queen Victoria when he was appearing beforethe crowned heads of Europe;Jenny Lind's sleigh, given to her over 100 yew* ago by P.T. Barnum; the crossbar, chair, and one f the costumes used by the Wal-lenda family, when their famous seven man pyramid on the high wire collapsed in Detroit in January of 1962; the tools and origin-il carving* of the Dentsal familymads the Brat merry-go-artmafc to America.BtoMb BM's chap* andbymthatroundAtoo one of theOakley to Bifltob BiU's 101 Ranch WBd Wart Show*; the hewl of Wrttooe the Lion who had to be —acutod after he had ktoad three cf to* trainers; a hfe-tee hurt el Gargantua, RtogUqgBros, famous gorilla, made from a death mask taken by . the curator of the draw Hah of Fame, over 200 actual unratouchadphotos of rtds rtww freak*.live draw ad* perform at mocntog and afternoon show*. Some of toe act* which have appealed at the Circus Hall ofFame over the part few years are Dave Hoover's wild Africanlions, the Sells and Gray Circusdephanta. to* Flying GenAdoe, the Riding Santtogos. Paul Fdtx's trained chkrpaneees, Natef the flortHaonan and downs Bob-O, Bumpey Anthony, Coco, Victor,Peplto and Cha-Cha.Lake the Baseball Hall of Fame toe Oircue Hah of Fame permanently honors outrtandh* circus people by election to e niche to the Hdl of Fame. These election* are made annually by a national awards committee of 12 men who era students of circus history and lore.The draw Hail of Fame hasan outotandiug collection of antique puyete In a modern puppet theatre are dtopiayed puppets of various types and periods. An enlarged puppet stage permits audtonoe participation to the marionette show* given four timesdailyaBrIE
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Sarasota News
Sarasota, Florida, US
Wed, Jul 31, 1963
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