Nice Camel

| December 26, 2012

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Great Photo

| December 26, 2012

Publicity shot for the National Date Festival.

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Let Me Think!

| December 26, 2012

I remember being told of an interesting event in the late 1950’s concerning the U.S. Army importing a hundred or so camels from Morocco and Arabia. The purpose was to create a military cavalry to be used to fight the Germans that occupied North Africa during World War II, around 1942.  This military program was […]

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The Parade

| December 26, 2012

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Cowboy And A Camel

| December 26, 2012

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Ray Chandler

| December 21, 2012

This is Ray Chandler when he first started out in the business in 1952. Before 1950 he was a manager of the Fox movie theater in Bakersfield, Calif. Many thanks to Janice Chandler, his daughter for all of the photos of her family and the Gene Holter show. Thanks Randy for your kind comment.

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Chandlers Arabian Fantasy

| December 21, 2012

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Gene Holter Animal Show

| December 21, 2012

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National Date Festival

| December 21, 2012

Left to right:  Shriner, Gene Holter, Ray Chandler and animal groom.

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Rin Tin Tin

| December 21, 2012

Actor and one of Gene Holter’s camels on location shooting the movie ” Rin Tin Tin”. 1965? Ray Chandler was the head trainer on this movie.

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