YOU MUST SEE

The Howard Brothers Circus Located in Sarasota, FL. at The John and Mable Ringling Museum. Built by Howard Tibbals, it is the world's largest scale model circus. Covering over 3,800 sq. ft. It is a replica of the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey circus under tent. With over 42,000 objects in all, it includes not only the big top, menagerie, and sideshow tents, but also 55 railroad cars, 152 wagons, and 900 animals. Each tent and wagon is equipped exactly like the real circus from the steam kettles in the cookhouse tent to the 7,000 folding chairs in the big top. Take the time to see this. I wish Rosemary had.

OLD CIRCUS BILLBOARDS

TWO ORIGINAL CIRCUS WAGONS When we visited the Ringling home 15 years ago, the two wagons were all the had.

THE RAILROAD YARD In 1928, the Ringling Show traveled on 46 flat cars, 28 stock cars, 24 coaches, including dining cars and John Ringling's private car, and 2 advertising cars.

COOKHOUSE

DINING TENT

PERFORMING HORSE TENT

THE BIG TOP

PERFORMERS' ENTRANCE

PRIVATE TENTS

PERFORMERS' DRESSING TENT

GOLIATH'S TENT

PARKING LOT

SIDESHOW TENT ON LEFT

MENAGERIE

BIGTOP ENTRANCE

BIGTOP

DOG WAGON

FROM ABOVE

Here we leave the Howard Bros. Circus to show a second exhibit, the 1/2" scale Dunn Bros. Circus Parade. When I first saw this second display, I started telling my 53 yr. old son Dave the workmanship was unbelievable, he had made two of everything, and they were absolutely identical. "Dad, Dad," he said, "What!" I replied, "There's a mirror behind the them!"

OLD WOMEN THAT LIVED IN A SHOE

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

MOTHER GOOSE

CINDERELLA

SANTA CLAUS