CWM FM 28
Original Format: 16mm-SILENT-Color
Running Time: Approx 18 minutes
Creator: Van Pool, Paul
Title: RINGLING BROS. and BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS-Joplin, Mo., Sept. 12, 1940
Summary description in order of appearance:
Title and leads
Merle Evans, band leader
Billing stand
Train arrival, unique, steam locomotive, loaded train etc.
Elephants
Switching train
Unloading train, runs, snubbing post, train, elephant run team
Walter McClain
Mack truck pulling 6 canvas covered cage wagon down street
Unloading stock cars, horses, camels, zebras etc.
Lead stock and ring stock enroute over streets
(Blurred) setting up tents, wind, lot scenes, (out of focus)
Sideshow banner line, midway. (back to good quality)
Bigtop showing air conditioning vents
Light plant close-up
Entire band posed in backyard with Merle Evans
General backyard, gilly wagon, lots of spec
Clown, Felix Adler
More spec in backyard
Pat Valdo, posed
Clown Felix Adler with his pig
More clowns-Chas. Bell included
Fred Bradna posed and driving rig in backyard
Cristiani Troupe, riders, posed in backyard
More backyard, misc.
Hubert Castle, posed in backyard
Robert De Vasconcellos, rider
Andrea Gallagher, riding horse in backyard
More general backyard
Liberty horses exiting from backdoor-good
Flying Concellos posing in backyard (Antoinette, Art and 3rd man)
Cookhouse, kitchen scenes
Dining tent interior(dark)
Blacksmith
Motor fleet-Macks and Caterpillar tractors parked on lot
Running Time: Approx 18 minutes
Creator: Van Pool, Paul
Title: RINGLING BROS. and BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS-Joplin, Mo., Sept. 12, 1940
Summary description in order of appearance:
Title and leads
Merle Evans, band leader
Billing stand
Train arrival, unique, steam locomotive, loaded train etc.
Elephants
Switching train
Unloading train, runs, snubbing post, train, elephant run team
Walter McClain
Mack truck pulling 6 canvas covered cage wagon down street
Unloading stock cars, horses, camels, zebras etc.
Lead stock and ring stock enroute over streets
(Blurred) setting up tents, wind, lot scenes, (out of focus)
Sideshow banner line, midway. (back to good quality)
Bigtop showing air conditioning vents
Light plant close-up
Entire band posed in backyard with Merle Evans
General backyard, gilly wagon, lots of spec
Clown, Felix Adler
More spec in backyard
Pat Valdo, posed
Clown Felix Adler with his pig
More clowns-Chas. Bell included
Fred Bradna posed and driving rig in backyard
Cristiani Troupe, riders, posed in backyard
More backyard, misc.
Hubert Castle, posed in backyard
Robert De Vasconcellos, rider
Andrea Gallagher, riding horse in backyard
More general backyard
Liberty horses exiting from backdoor-good
Flying Concellos posing in backyard (Antoinette, Art and 3rd man)
Cookhouse, kitchen scenes
Dining tent interior(dark)
Blacksmith
Motor fleet-Macks and Caterpillar tractors parked on lot
