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Full title reads: "Indiana. Roll Up ... Roll Up ... Roll Up! - See the biggest Circus stars now in Winter Quarters, 'do their stuff' for 1934." Indiana, United States of America (USA). Line of elephants outside perform trick standing on back of the one in front. They perform a trick moving round in a circle walking with one foot raised. One elephant walks just on hind legs. More circus style elephantine tricks. FILM ID:741.27 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

All Aboard! Step right up and explore the French Lick West Baden Museum's newest exhibit - "Up and Down the Monon", an adventure through the history of the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railroad, the Monon. The Monon, founded in 1847 in New Albany, Indiana, came to the French Lick and West Baden in 1887, and quickly spread across the entire State of Indiana, eventually gaining the title “The Hoosier Line”. The Monon was the lifeblood of Hoosier industry and transportation, from the limestone quarries of Oolitic and Bedford creating buildings and skyscrapers across the country, to the thousands of travelers visiting the mineral baths in French Lick and West Baden Springs. The Monon operated until 1971 and has since become legend in Indiana’s history. In 2021, the Museum was contacted by Larry O’ Connor Sr. of Austin, Texas, about his personal, extensive Monon Railroad Collection, collected over the course of 50 years. From signs and uniforms, playing cards and napkins, the collection is one of the most extensive and impressive private railroad collections in the country. Mr. O’Connor wished to find a new home for his collection for its continued preservation, with wishes for public display. The French Lick West Baden Museum stepped up to assist, and members of the Museum family traveled to Austin, TX, and received the collection of over 10,000 pieces, and returned them home to the Hoosier State. The Museum has extensively archived and preserved the thousands of artifacts, and has selected just a quarter of the pieces to be placed on display for the first time in our next very special exhibit; “Up and Down the Monon” - The Larry O’ Connor Monon Railroad Collection With first-hand accounts from employees, uniforms, signs, art, lanterns, china, and so much more on display, the exhibit is one of the greatest gatherings of Monon Railroad Artifacts since it’s closure in 1971. The Exhibit will also act as a fundraiser for the continued preservation of the entire collection, as well as to establish a brand new subsidiary of the French Lick West Baden Museum - The Orange County Monon Railroad Museum. A new museum for the continued preservation and exploration of the rich history of the Monon Railroad. The Museum will display items, as well as allow the public to explore and touch the items that kept America and the Hoosier State rolling along the rails! Also available to be explored will be an extensive railroad library, with photos, articles, paperwork, and information for the community, and statewide research for all. So don’t miss this special "train full" of history! Join us at the French Lick West Baden Museum on November 12, 2022, for the Grand Opening of “Up and Down the Monon”, The Larry O’ Connor Monon Railroad Collection. “Up and Down the Monon” Grand Opening Saturday, November 12, 2022 10am-4pm French Lick West Baden Museum 469 S. Maple St. Suite 103 French Lick, IN. 47432 (812) 936-3592 www.flwbmuseum.com On display November 2022 - Mid 2023 The French Lick West Baden Museum is a 501c3 Tax Exempt Non-Profit organization FILM IN VIDEO PROVIDED BY THE MONON HISTORICAL TECHNICAL SOCIETY - PERMISSION GIVEN TO THE FRENCH LICK WEST BADEN MUSEUM 2022

We vowed to show you around this place in one minute. Oh, that was tough. We had to skip a lot of things but you'll get the idea of what delights and fascinating stories await you.

This quirky pitcher was one of the many baseball greats who passed through here for spring training in the early 1900's.

The West Baden Springs Hotel is a National Historic Landmark. That it was even rebuilt with that dome in 1901 is amazing. From Sinclair to Ballard to the Jesuits to Northwood Institute to a shambles, its subsequent rebirth is equally compelling.

The gold-gilded French Lick Springs Hotel has had an amazing history, especially during the Taggart years. The rebirth under Cook assures a strong future for this historic gem..

They were the hottest comedy duo of their era and they made quite an impression when they came to the Springs Valley. Steve Rondinaro has the story.

Six major league baseball teams calling Indiana home? Two of them here in the Springs Valley? Yes, indeed. In fact this piece is now in the official archives at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.