The carnival, set up at the shopping center, had a two-day jump on the festival itself.
I like posting ads for carnivals and circuses. Their old employees often go online to locate co-workers and reminisce about the owners and performers. I’ve written about the Cristiani-Wallace Circus, the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus, and the Paul A. Miller Circus (that our friend Bill Nahm remembers so well).
As the ad notes, Nolan Shows operated out of Zanesville with two units traveling independently of each other.
And here’s a great profile of the man behind Nolan Shows: Fred A. Nolan. The article appeared in the Zanesville Times-Recorder on Sunday, August 21, 1966, and sheds some light on the life of a "carny.”
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Interesting article. The line that jumped out at me was that Nolan has four children and wants them to become "carnies." Never read about a father actually wanting all of his kids to become a carnival worker . . . even if the father himself was one. It struck me as odd, but the article was entertaining to me.
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