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Ross Skene, one of the carnival barkers at the Conklin Shows 1928 midway, ropes in the rubes with his megaphone and brass-buttoned uniform reminiscent(...)
Ross Skene, one of the carnival barkers at the Conklin Shows 1928 midway, ropes in the rubes with his megaphone and brass-buttoned uniform reminiscent(...)

Ross Skene, one of the carnival barkers at the Conklin Shows 1928 midway, ropes in the rubes with his megaphone and brass-buttoned uniform reminiscent(...)

Date8/27/1978
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  • Ross Skene; one of the carnival barkers at the Conklin Shows 1928 midway; ropes in the rubes with his megaphone and brass-buttoned uniform reminiscent of the good old days of 50 years ago. The public is invited to try a hand at midway barking and Star repoter Stef Donev gave it a whirl. But he found stage fright scrambled his brain and tangled his tongue; making his barker's bark pretty feeble.
  • Ross Skene, one of the carnival barkers at the Conklin Shows 1928 midway, ropes in the rubes with his megaphone and brass-buttoned uniform reminiscent(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ross Skene; one of the carnival barkers at the Conklin Shows 1928 midway; ropes in the rubes with his megaphone and brass-buttoned uniform reminiscent of the good old days of 50 years ago. The public is invited to try a hand at midway barking and Star repoter Stef Donev gave it a whirl. But he found stage fright scrambled his brain and tangled his tongue; making his barker's bark pretty feeble.
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