Bingo Hauser: Trading Fur for Iron Bingo Hauser: Trading Fur for Iron North American Carnival Museum and Archives
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 […]
Showmen’s Prayer Transcript: O my God, I believe in You, I trust in You, I thank you for all my blessings, I love you and ask you for […]
Jackie jumped right into the animal show business with Bingo once they were married.
An inspector once tried to feed this lion vegetables. Knowledge of animals during this time was limited and definitely not as widespread as it is today. Lions are […]
Both Bingo and Jackie shared the responsibility of looking after all the animals.
Bingo had a black bear named Blackie as part of his animal show.
Text Transcript: Bingo Hauser has been bringing the midway to the Alberni District Fall Fair for 45 years, and says he wouldn’t miss it. Pages 3,4,6 & 7
One of the earlier Ferris wheels belonging to West Coast Amusements, part of the transition from fur to iron.
Not many people are around at this midway, showing the demise of one era and the dawn of a new era.
Bingo expanded his animal show to more than just the lion, but Simba always remained the star.
Here is Jackie as a bally for the Jungle Compound animal menagerie that she and Bingo ran together.
Bingo seemed drawn towards the animals, he likely was carrying the monkey around as part of a bally act to draw crowds.
