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Circus Parade

1963 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967

Month/Day/Year: May 13, 1963

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part one of a seven part series. Circus World Museum Director Chappie Fox talks about the preparations being made for the Circus Parade in Milwaukee.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: May 14, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part two of a seven part series. The segment looks at the antique wagons being readied for the Circus Parade. Chappie Fox talks about the wagon refurbishment and restoration done in Baraboo. Ernie Zimmerly, chief of restoration, works on a circus wagon.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: May 15, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part three of a seven part series.
the segment spotlights the wagons that will be drawn in the first horse pulled Circus Parade in more than forty years. Close-ups of some of the wagons in Baraboo that will travel by train to Milwaukee.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: May 20, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part four of a seven part series. The segment features Lloyd the Llama and the cart he will be pulling in the Circus Parade. Paul Luckey, a researcher at the Circus World Museum, talks in detail about Lloyd.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: May 21, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part five of a seven part series. Paul Luckey, a researcher at the Circus World Museum, talks about the llama cart and its significance in the Circus Parade. Elsewhere, elephants Susie, Eva and Topsey train for their circus act.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.

Month/Day/Year: May 22, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part six of a seven part series. The segment looks at the steam calliope at the Circus World Museum. The calliope is inside the Cole Brothers Circus cart which will be part of the Circus Parade. Footage of the interior of the calliope while it is being played and people listening to the music.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: May 23, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part seven of a seven part series. Paul Luckey, a researcher and former circus musician, recalls his final days with the circus and its overall decline. Chappie Fox talks about the significance of the upcoming Circus Parade.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: July 3, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Circus Parade fans get a preview of the upcoming event. Horses practice pulling wagons. The seashell tableau wagon is pulled by six Belgian horses. Brakeman Clifford Lee adjusts the horses' harnesses.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #37.
Month/Day/Year: July 5, 1963
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Aerial views of the Circus Parade via helicopter. Thousands of people line Kilbourn Avenue, Water Street, and Wisconsin Avenue to watch the parade.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #37.
Month/Day/Year: July 2, 1965
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Chappie Fox, founder and director of the Circus World Museum, is interviewed while riding in the circus train. He talks about the upcoming Circus Parade in Milwaukee.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #37.
Month/Day/Year: July 4, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Participants in the Days of Old Milwaukee Circus Parade prepare for the start of the event. Clowns, circus wagons, animals, and spectators, gather at the foot of Lincoln Memorial Drive. Chappie Fox oversees the preparations.
Notes: The film is in color and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.
Month/Day/Year: July 3, 1967
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Roland Ruby talks about what is involved in preparing his draft horse Charlie for the annual Circus Parade in Milwaukee.
Notes: The film is in color and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: July 4, 1967
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage of crowds watching the 5th Annual Old Milwaukee Days Circus Parade staged by the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Ben Barkin, one of the parade's organizers, is seen.
Notes: The film is in color and does not have sound; there is a script.

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