Bingo Hauser: Trading Fur for Iron Bingo Hauser: Trading Fur for Iron North American Carnival Museum and Archives
These are the speed skates that belonged to Irvin Hauser, and when he was young he was one of the fastest speed skaters in Brandon, Manitoba.
See mascot for West Coast Amusements Simba the Lion.
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.
See picture of Bingo and his daughter bonding with lion cubs.
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 […]
Stuffed animal toys like the ones seen in this picture were more typical by this time, and are commonly found at carnivals today.
Both Bingo and Jackie shared the responsibility of looking after all the animals.
Jackie the lion was born in 1951, one of the first lions obtained by the Hausers after Simba.
Bingo had a black bear named Blackie as part of his animal show.
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, […]
One of the earliest games at West Coast Amusements. It is a crane game, which was usually quite popular for children.
