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International Showman's Museum (9 of 11)
I took this series of Ten Photographs outside the International Independent Showmen's Carnival Museum, which is located at 6938 Riverview Drive in Riverview, Florida.
This is a former Royal American Shows Wagon which traveled by Carnival Train to Bring Shows/Carnivals to Major Cities across both the United States and Canada. Their Winter Quarters was located in Tampa, Florida. Unfortunately, they eventually went Bankrupt after a long drawn out Legal Issue with the Canadian Government, caused by a Competitor Carnival/Show with Headquarters in Canada.
On August 4, 2017, I drove to Riverview, Florida to see the International Independent Showman's Museum to see what the Carnies had on display in the museum. Unfortunately, i arrive late in the afternoon and apparently it was closed. They were apparently having a Public Convention, but I arrived too late to gain admission to the museum. Therefore, I took Photographs of the Items displayed outside the museum.
There was a Banner attached to the Fence with the following lettering upon it:
SHOWMAN'S CARNIVAL MUSEUM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Museum 813 671-3503 - - - - By Appointment 813 765-7xxx
Unfortunately, the Banner was folded back on itself, so that I couldn't see the last three digits of the second Phone Number.
I came back a week later and discovered that, many of the items that I photographed had been removed from the grounds and most likely locked up inside the museum. So I stopped in the Office on the otherside of Riverview Drive at International Showman's Foundation Building and asked the Office Manager, for a schedule of when the Museum is opened to the Public. She didn't know, but suggested that they might be opened on weekends. I took one more photo of a banner outside of the foundation building which depicts two American Fags, a Globe of the Earth and a Ribbon superimposed on the banner tittle'd: "International - Independent Showmen's Association". This Photograph can be seen as the next Photo in my Photostream, following this Ten Photo Sequence.
International Showman's Museum (9 of 11)
I took this series of Ten Photographs outside the International Independent Showmen's Carnival Museum, which is located at 6938 Riverview Drive in Riverview, Florida.
This is a former Royal American Shows Wagon which traveled by Carnival Train to Bring Shows/Carnivals to Major Cities across both the United States and Canada. Their Winter Quarters was located in Tampa, Florida. Unfortunately, they eventually went Bankrupt after a long drawn out Legal Issue with the Canadian Government, caused by a Competitor Carnival/Show with Headquarters in Canada.
On August 4, 2017, I drove to Riverview, Florida to see the International Independent Showman's Museum to see what the Carnies had on display in the museum. Unfortunately, i arrive late in the afternoon and apparently it was closed. They were apparently having a Public Convention, but I arrived too late to gain admission to the museum. Therefore, I took Photographs of the Items displayed outside the museum.
There was a Banner attached to the Fence with the following lettering upon it:
SHOWMAN'S CARNIVAL MUSEUM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Museum 813 671-3503 - - - - By Appointment 813 765-7xxx
Unfortunately, the Banner was folded back on itself, so that I couldn't see the last three digits of the second Phone Number.
I came back a week later and discovered that, many of the items that I photographed had been removed from the grounds and most likely locked up inside the museum. So I stopped in the Office on the otherside of Riverview Drive at International Showman's Foundation Building and asked the Office Manager, for a schedule of when the Museum is opened to the Public. She didn't know, but suggested that they might be opened on weekends. I took one more photo of a banner outside of the foundation building which depicts two American Fags, a Globe of the Earth and a Ribbon superimposed on the banner tittle'd: "International - Independent Showmen's Association". This Photograph can be seen as the next Photo in my Photostream, following this Ten Photo Sequence.