Posted By thecircusblog on November 20, 2012
AKA Princes Wenona when she joined the Miller Bros 101 Wilde West Show in 1907. Before the 101 she preformed with the Buffalo Bill Cody Show. Lillian F. “Wenona” Smith was considered one of the best in sharpshooting.
Posted By thecircusblog on November 20, 2012
Photo taken in 1901. Geronimo stands in the center of this group of people. To His right is Princess Wenona …. rifle and revolver sharpshooter. Standing to her right is Buffalo Bill Cody. In 2005 myself and Jim Redcave, a close native American friend of mine took a trip to the San Carlos Apache reservation. I was invited to attend a four day sacred ceramony. I have been to numerous spiritual Native American gatherings to celebrate the creator but this one I will always remember with honor. The trip was long, hot and very tiring but it was worth it as we were greeted by the elders of the tribe as we drove into camp. As custom has it Jim and I brought some gifts, they were given out to the medicine man and the clan leaders. The women came over to us and was handed us a plate a meat and potato stew. I looked over at a very old tree that gave some shade and sat on part of it’s trunk. After the first bit of food was eaten, I looked up and I saw everyone around me watching me. The medicine man that I had just met walked over to me and said, “do you know where you are sitting “? I did not quite know what to say, so I said yes this tree invited me to sit here…. “No” he said. “He did…. Geronimo did”. This is the tree that he sat on when he was in this camp. The medicine man touched my head, then the clan leaders came by nodded and touched my shoulders.
Pete ….Thank you for this photo.
Thanks John “Red” Stuart. I forgot to mention Sitting Bull is also in this photo.
Posted By thecircusblog on November 20, 2012
Seal cage wagon. The date on this photo is unknown to me. Maybe Bob Cline can help?
Posted By thecircusblog on November 16, 2012
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1682159826/the-boys-from-baraboo?ref=home_location
This is an updated link…..
Take a look at the site that Michael Lancaster has provided. I think you will find it very interesting and enjoyable.
Posted By thecircusblog on November 16, 2012
Ringling Bros steam calliope 1900. It is a beautiful wagon. The notes gave no name for it.
Posted By thecircusblog on November 16, 2012
This band wagon though out it’s early years was rebuilt to change it’s image. On the negative folder are notes that follow. Ringling Bros original wagon name was Germania, then changed to France. Later 1917 became America First World War band wagon. At the front of the wagon I believe a painting of George Washington? Maybe Woodrow Wilson
Posted By thecircusblog on November 16, 2012
I had a tough time rendering this negative to this photo. I am fortunate that I got anything. Still can’t make out the art work but the notes say that it is a painted side cottage cage wagon 1901. As always a circus fan will come to the rescue with more information.
A very informative comment from Bob Cline. Please read Thanks.
Posted By thecircusblog on November 16, 2012
This is a menagerie wagon with painted sides… 1900. The notes say that it is a cross cage and was used in parades and also exhibited small animal within the menagerie tent.
