The crossing over of personnel between circuses, zoos and the animal trade was commonplace, and helped foster relationships that promoted the growth and development of each institution. Captain Curley Wilson, Superintendent of the Brookside Zoo from 1931 to 1942, spent much of his life working in traveling circuses and briefly worked as a trapper. Famous animal trader Frank Buck, who donated two elephants to the Brookside Zoo, also regularly worked at circuses. | Source: Image courtesy of Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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