Two Hemisphere Band Chariot

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Some musicians who once rode this Barnum and Bailey bandwagon in parade climbed aboard when this photograph was taken at the Iowa State Fair where it appeared as an exhibit.  Karl King appears as bandmaster on the left side of the photo.  Other musicians pictured and the shows they represented are Bill Williams (Barnum and Bailey), Sandy Dalzell (Barnum and Bailey), John Quincy (Barnum and Bailey), George Halpin (standing as former clown with Barnum and Bailey), Emil Morbis (Ringling Brothers), Alonzo Leach (Sells-Floto), Fred Zelisky (Lemon Brothers), Clate Chenette (Wedeman Shows), Ross Comer (101 Ranch Wild West), Ed Woskey (Ringling Brothers), and William Spielberg (Ringling Brothers)

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This photo shows the Two Hemisphere Band Chariot in Fort Dodge in 1909.
It is pictured being pulled by a 40 horse hitch.

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