Show trains were once a common sight across America, transporting their mysterious cargo from town to town. Now the enchantment of show trains is beautifully captured for all to enjoy. Rare photographs presented by the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin, display the unusual construction and exotic cargo of show trains. Witness all types of eye-popping traveling show cars including carnival trains, minstrel show cars, Uncle Tom's Cabin show cars, whale and other animal show cars. -Step right up- and see them for yourself!
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This is a good companion work to Dahlinger's Trains of the Circus and covers the other shows that were carried by rail during the heyday of rail transported shows. There are some little seen photos of show trains. For example, Howard Y.Bary's 3 car African Zoo traveling menagerie is pictured, along with great photos of the old Wild West shows (Buffalo Bills, 101 Ranch, Col. Tim McCoy short-lived show,etc.), "Uncle Tom" and theater shows, dog & pony shows, and carnival shows such as Royal American, Cetlin & Wilson, Foley & Burk, Endy Bros. and a lot more. Circus history fans and train buffs will like this book a lot. Though mainly a photo album, Mr. Dahlinger's captions with each picture give a surprising amount of historical detail about the shows whose rolling stock is pictured.
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The coming of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World was foretold by colorful and thrilling lithographs that covered hundreds of walls. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Circus World Museum, Tibbals Collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Pawnee Bill, Royal American Shows, Warren Tank Car Company, Gene Baxter, Standard Steel Car Company, Equipment Company, Ringling Bros, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Bailey Combined Shows, Parkinson Collection, Southern Iron, United States, Arms Palace Horse Car Company, Arthur Bros, Bailey Greatest Show, Buhrmaster Collection, California State Railroad Museum, Denver Public Library, James Elliott, Jones Exposition, Lohmar Scrapbook, Vernon Car Manufacturing Company New!
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The coming of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World was foretold by colorful and thrilling lithographs that covered hundreds of walls. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Circus World Museum, Tibbals Collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Pawnee Bill, Royal American Shows, Warren Tank Car Company, Gene Baxter, Standard Steel Car Company, Equipment Company, Ringling Bros, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Bailey Combined Shows, Parkinson Collection, Southern Iron, United States, Arms Palace Horse Car Company, Arthur Bros, Bailey Greatest Show, Buhrmaster Collection, California State Railroad Museum, Denver Public Library, James Elliott, Jones Exposition, Lohmar Scrapbook, Vernon Car Manufacturing Company New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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