THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO MY TWIN BROTHER, BILL DYKES (1943-1995). WE WERE NOT ONLY BROTHERS BUT PARTNERS IN BUSINESS AND BEST FRIENDS!AND TO ALL THE "BUTCHERS" THAT HAVE PASSED ON TO THE BIG LOT IN THE SKY!
Ride Help Bunkhousegetting a good cleaning from Michael Parks. I beleive these two units pulled Kiddie Rides
And of course the Dykes Bros. were there! Mr Parks is no Longer with us but I'll never forget him and his family. His son Mike carries on the Parks tradition, but the show is under a different title now.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
LIFE MAGAZINE photo
People crowding the midway at a carnival.Location: US Date taken: 1937
LIFE MAGAZINE PHOTO
Ticket seller for Monkey Auto Races surrounded by prospective customers as ferris wheels loom in the dusk behind them at carnival in the Greenbrier Valley Fair.Location: Lewisburg, WV, US Date taken: August 1938
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