CIRCUS TIME: More Wagon Pics From Baraboo, Wisconsin 1991 - Pt 5

Here's another batch of circus wagon photos taken at Baraboo, WI back in '91. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Greater Norris & Rowe Circus No. 22 Band Wagon

Hagenbeck-Wallace Cage Wagon with post card from my collection

Hagenbeck-Wallace Cage # 23

J.H. Eschman’s Sea Shell Tableau

John Robinson Circus Lion and Gladiator Tableau Wagon built by Sullivan and Eagle, Peru, IN  now at Feld Complex, Ellenton, FL

Kangaroo Tableau Wagon with post card from my collection

CIRCUS TIME: Baraboo, Wisconsin 1991: Hagenbeck-Wallace 3 Arch Cage Wagon

A recurring theme throughout the circus world is the repainting of wagons. Here's a beautiful Hagenbeck-Wallace cage wagon from the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin that was painted in red, gold, and white livery. The post card shows it white sides. Many cage wagons had removable side panels that made them appear like tableau wagons. In the photo from Baraboo, the panels were removed. Also, this particular design sports three arches while other cage wagons had no arches, which you'll see as I post more photos and post cards. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

CIRCUS TIME: Baraboo Circus World Museum 1991: Hagenbeck-Wallace No. 70 Baggage Wagon

I mentioned in a previous post that I visited the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin back in 1991. I have probably a couple of hundred photos from that visit, many of which were wagons in their collection. This morning's post was about a K-Line plastic baggage wagon but here's what a real one would have looked like: the Hagenbeck-Wallace No. 70 Baggage Wagon. Sorry, I only took one shot of this. Back in '91 we were reliant on film camera's and I only had a limited number of rolls to work with. Enjoy! Opa Fritz