The 1940s Archives | Bingo Hauser: Trading Fur for Iron

Young Bingo with his Lion Simba, 1946

Bingo met his wife Jackie in 1948, not long after he purchased his lion Simba.

Remembering Bingo Hauser

Close up of black and white photo of an infant’s face. Bingo Hauser was born on October 17th 1926 in Warsaw Poland. His family emigrated to Brandon Manitoba when […]

Bingo Hauser, Billy Captain and Others Hauling a Large Snake, Circa 1940s

Bingo is at the head of the snake to left of the photo and next to him is Billy Captain. Snakes were a big part of Bingo’s animal show, […]

Cat Rack Game, Circa 1942

The cat rack (also referred to as a punk rack) is a very old and typical carnival game which still exists at many modern carnivals.

Even with a Dead Snake, The Show Must Go On

“This is kind of a peculiar story, but one of the big snakes that dad got arrived dead. What are you going to do? You got to put […]

Monkey Gets Arrested

“One of the monkeys got loose at one of the fairs and ended up underneath someone’s car hood and they drove to the next town quite a ways, […]

Crescent Shows, 1947

Crescent Shows midway, during the time when Bingo was travelling with the show.

Bingo and Jackie’s Jungle Compound

“Simba was the first animal, then I remember pictures of mom and dad, they had Blackie the bear (a little black bear), then they got a few monkeys, […]

Don Carlos Dog and Monkey Hotel, Circa 1940s

This is another animal show featured with Conklin Shows (at ‘Frolic-Land’).

Bingo and Simba, 1946

Bingo expanded his animal show to more than just the lion, but Simba always remained the star.

Jackie Hauser at the Jungle Compound, 1947

Here is Jackie as a bally for the Jungle Compound animal menagerie that she and Bingo ran together.

Bingo and Jackie Get Married

“They got married May 1 and went right to work the next day.”