Very old footage recently unearthed: Chimpanzee circus show from 1950s reel-to-reel home video. Monkeys riding donkeys, roller skates, unicycles and little stage coaches on a merry-go-round. I have no specific details on this except that I believe it was shot somewhere in Texas, definitely between 1952 and 1964 by Cyril Mesecke of Temple, Texas. Music by Primus.
Figures Primus would show up here...
learrus 2 weeks ago
wounded knee!!!
TheSathingtonWaltz 2 months ago
That sure looks like the old stage show put on at the St.Louis Zoo during those years
zooarc 2 months ago
This was taken by my father! I wonder whether I was the little girl at the very beginning :)
Thanks so much Ryan. I don't think I have ever seen this :) I was telling my husband what a circus was really like as we were watching 'Water for Elephants'. Pretty close huh?
smboone911 8 months ago
I like when they are riding on the motorcycles! great video
OldBoy968 8 months ago
The only thing better than chimps on video are chimps on film. Thank you for transferring and posting this!
snoozer48 8 months ago