John Herriot

John Herriott, quite naturally, would follow in his father’s footsteps. He made his debut in the ring at age six, appearing in his father’s elephant act. Then John went to school, rejoining his father and the circus during summer breaks, where he continued his apprenticeship. In 1943, at age twelve, he presented for the first time by himself an elephant in an end ring of the Kelly-Miller Circus.

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The gentleman in the center of this photo is Fred C. Gollmar, one of the five original Gollmar brothers, cousins of the Ringlings and owners of their own railroad circus.
Fred Gollmar is seen here during a visit to Circus World Museum in 1965 when he was 98 years old. The photo also shows ringmaster Paul Luckey on the left and animal trainer John Herriott who were performing in Baraboo that summer.

Chris Berry

Stopped by Baraboo to water and exercise the elephants and John Herriott came up with this idea!
Ben Williams and "Anna May" in front, the Baraboo Elephants with Frankie Brown then John Herriott and Myself!
Years later Mr. Kellner contacted me saying the elephants were for sale so I explained the situation to Kenneth Feld and we were shortly reunited!

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