Recently Discovered Ringling brothers Pictures.

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[Brainhose]

Sorry but I'm all out of Buffalo Bill Pics :( But Here are some Ringling Bros. Pics in Maine circa 1910.
This is a great collection of pics. I have to try to let my stepdad let me keep these.
What's really cool about these is that there are photographer
Notes as to the F-Stop and all of that 'Stuff' on the back I'm trying to preserve them for an historical record :)

[lainde]

Fantastic pix. I remember the circus coming to town. It was a BIG deal...We pestered our parents day and night~

[TC Rider]

There was bowling in 1910?

In New England? I'm betting it was duck pins.

[DeSoto]

When I saw the headline I thoought that someone had photoshopped John Kerry into a clown suit or something. Silly me, this is lot better. Thanks for the great pictures, is is fun to see what life was like nearly a hundred years ago.

[tapatio]

The picture reminds me of a scene in the Stephen King movie Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Very nice pictures!

[Lijahsbubbe]

Nice hat. It looks good on you! I can't wear hats. I wish I could. (funny head shape or something :)

[Utah Binger]

If you know the photographer's name, we might be able to give you some valuable information regarding value etc.

[gorush]

I grew up in Baraboo, class of '70. It's a nice little town, picturesque, full of circus history ...but I am bone-weary of caliope music.

[Brainhose]

Thanks. I have quite a few more to post in the coming days.
After the Ringling Bros. Pics I have some from the King Circus that are also pretty cool.

[AnAmericanMother]

Wow!

Keep 'em comin'!

(first time I've ever seen a 16-camel hitch!!!!!) :-D

[Brainhose]

Thanks for the link. It looks like a very interesting site.

[nkycincinnatikid]

Really , truly neat-o. The picture of the tent canvas spread and waiting to be raised is worth the price of admission.

[ConservativeMan55]

Neat! This is very cool!

[Brainhose]

I love the Bowling sign too. I used to go bowling with my Grandfather at the Odd Fellows club in portland Maine when I was but a wee lad. And at that time the alley was very old. So yes, bowling has been around for quite a while. It was mentioned in 'Rip Van Winkle'. :)

[Brainhose]

Wow, that's pretty funky! If you have any pics from those times please post them.

[tractorman]

Class of ’69 myself at Watertown Northwestern Prep.
Ever ride the steam train in North Freedom?
A friend of mine owns a caboose there and occasionally gets pulled by the locomotive. Pretty cool!

When I was a kid we used to go to Rock Springs all the time to my great uncle’s place and mess around by the quarry called the Pink Lady.

[Fresh Wind]

Here's another interesting image archive site (mainly video).

http://www.archive.org/

And don't miss their "Wayback Machine", which is a web archive. Ever wonder what Free Republic looked like in 1996? Looky here:

http://web.archive.org/web/19961221165158/http://freerepublic.com/

[hole_n_one]

Well, I'll be dipped......

History of bowling

[Brainhose]

I bet it was Duck Pins. It is sad to say but duck pin bowling is starting to fade away here in Southern New Hampshire :(

[chance33_98]

A site I got to from there is http://www.americasstory.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi Which is a fun romp through American History for all age levels.

[Brainhose]

Thanks. I enjoy sharing. I recently got a book from my Mom that my Dad got in the navy called 'What about Girls' that warns military personnel of the dangers of VD. It's a hoot, I'll try to finish scanning it so everyone can have a chuckle.