Real america brings you ar archived films that help tell the story. Its a documentary depicting the restoration of painted and carved circus wagons for the Circus World Museum. It concludes with the july 4th circus parade of the newly restored wagons and circus animals and performers. Hi im joey brown. You know the good old days that people are always talking about . There were some good things in those good old days. There was this, something many of you have never seen. A circus parade. This was spectacular. Today youd call it a commercial to let everyone in town know that the big top was being raised. And the every day world would be transformed into one filled with exotic animals. Pretty girls filling pretty costumes and that oh so daring young man on the flying trapeze. It was a wonderful world. I had the good fortune to start my showbizness businessness career. I was one of the five marvelous ashtons. The marvelous was our own idea. There havent been more of these circus parades
American history. First ladies, Inspiring Stories of fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the white house. A great summertime read available as a hardcover or an ebook to your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. Through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. Each week we bring you archival films that help to tell the story of the 20th century. A day in old milwaukee is a documentary sponsored by schlitz brewing, depicting the restoration of the elaborate circus wagons from the brewery for their museum. It concludes with the july 4 parade of the restored wagons and performers. Hi. Im joey brown. You know the good old days of people are always talking about . What are some good things in those good old days. Most of the good memories was this. Something many of you have never seen. A circus parade. This was the spectacular, i guess today youd call it a commercial, to let everyone in town know that the big top was being raised. And the everyday hum drum world would s
Next week, we look at lucretia garfield. This isnt American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Each week, American History tv reel america brings the archival films. Again all the lucky is a 1960 documentary depicting the restoration of elaborate surface wagons by the brewery for the museum. The film concludes with a circus july 4 parade of the newly restored wagons and circus animals and performers. Hi. Im joey brown. You know the good old days of people are always talking about . What are some good things in those good old days. Most of the good memories was this. Something many of you have never seen. A circus parade. This was the spectacular, i guess today youd call it a commercial, to let everyone in town know that the big top was being raised. And the everyday hum drum world would soon be trance filled into transformed into one filled with exotic animals. Pretty girls filling pretty costumes and that daring young man on the flying trapeze. It was a wonderful world,
Soon be transformed into one filled with exotic animals. Pretty girls filling pretty costumes and that daring young man on the flying trapeze. It was a wonderful world, i know because i lad the good fortune to start my show Business Career in the circus. I was an arielist, one of the five marvelous ashtons. The marvelous was our own idea. Unfortunately, there hasnt been one of these circus parades for more years than some of us care to remember. So it was natural for the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company to decide to recreate this wonderful bit of americana for milwaukees celebration of the fourth of july. These are the streets of milwaukee on the morning of july 4th. In a matter of hour, they will be the site of the biggest circus parade held anywhere anytime. But it takes a lot of work to bring a memory back to larger than life and the schitz people joined hands with a team of experts at the Circus World Museum. Wisconsin is known as the mother circuses, having been the birth place of m
Also tonight breaking news out of New Hampshire, firefighters running into trouble as flames transform a bedford home into an inferno. There were no hydrants close to the home so water which means the fire quickly spread. Jonathan hall is live. Reporter they are still fighting the fire. Were being kept about a quarter mile al way as the crow flies. You can see those two hydrants there. Theyve been busy. A fire truck left here not too long ago as they shuttle water close to the scene. You need a constant supply of water to fight a big fire like this one and thats proved to be a challenge. Sky 7 over a raging house fire in bedford, New Hampshire where people made it out i havent spoke to them but im sure its a them. Reporter the 6200 square foot the smoke and the attic and flames shooting through the roof. It was quite the challenge for about 60 firemen. Very difficult once it gets in to suppress those fire conditions. Reporter an even bigger challenge, no hydrants. Pumpers and tankers f