Bingo Hauser: Trading Fur for Iron Bingo Hauser: Trading Fur for Iron North American Carnival Museum and Archives
This power generator attached to the Conklin Shows truck can generate 100 kilowatts per hour. “Canada’s Largest Portable Electric Generating Plant”
Imagine the sheer excitement for children during the 1930s and 1940s experiencing the carnival for the first time. Most would not have seen anything like it before.
Food is an integral part of the carnival experience, usually available at many different concession stands. Classic finds include hot dogs, burgers, soda, lemonade, ice cream treats, candy […]
Crowds of people walk through an outdoor space as far as the eye can see. There are colourful banners displayed for sideshows, some tents are also visible.
“The money at first, he was always doing odd jobs, so that was exciting. I think it was really close to where he grew up, he could almost […]
The many members of the Johnny J. Jones Exposition, at the South Florida Fair, February 12th, 1932.
People are drawn towards the painted banners for a special and unusual show, the men on the stage are ready to perform for the curious audience.
Text Transcript: Title: Bingo’s Big Show Still going strong at age 83, the patriarch of the Hauser family and founder of West Coast Amusements spreads joy across British […]
The Tilt-A-Whirl is another popular ride that can still be seen at carnivals today.
Caption reads ‘This film is from Prelinger Archives San Francisco www.prelinger.com.’ Black and white film: circus comes into town by train. A lot is being unloaded including wagons, […]
A circus show with both elephants and performers doing tricks for the audience.
The tamer is inside the cage, ready to wow the audience with these trained beautiful but dangerous creatures.
