1940’S CHOW CIRCUS ACT

 SARASOTA CHOW CIRCUS POSTER

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This has got to be the most incredible chow collectibles of all time.  When I spotted this circus act poster at auction I couldn’t help myself. …what a find and what a visual thinking of all those chows on high wires and ladders!!!

OK……..Multiple chows doing ANYTHING more than once because you ask them to???? I THINK NOT!!!  I had such a laugh at the text on the poster ONE DAY ONLY and only 2 shows .  My first thoughts….did the chows actually put out for that 8:00 PM performance.???

Well keep reading…..I have a feeling they may have played the “chow card” and maybe now

MR. PAUL LEWIS

is thinking twice about his “trained chow act” ??

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I had been actively searching for a full month looking for ANY information regarding this chow act…….even contacting the circus historical society for clues.. Finally with a stroke of luck and the perfect Google search in Billboard magazine , I struck a gold mine tonight!!

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With magnifier in hand and eyes running from serious eyestrain, I managed to make out the text.
I FOUND MY MISSING LINK!!!! 
SOURCE: Billboard Magazine October 11 1947

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Then as luck would have it , I found a second Billboard Magazine article from April 6, 1946 to back up the first article.   I’m sooooo thrilled!!!!!

April 6 1946 The Billboard Chow act -Version 2

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Above is a typical circus dog trailer of the day…note the boxers in the rear doors


BELOW IS A NEW FIND ADDED TO THE ARCHIVE DECEMBER 2016

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