COWBOYS  &  INDIANS

The popularity of the American West in European culture is largely due to the writings of German-born Karl May.   To this day many German citizens are afficionados of the culture, real or imagined, and comprise a large part of the tourists who visit America's western states.

Karl May, dressed as one of the characters he created

Frenchman "Djelmako" made a living by pretending to be an American Indian but why is he called the "King of the Air Gunners"?

I don't know anything more about this tall German gentleman.   It appears the story was told that he was a native American who was captured and civilized.   There was an American giant who went by the show-name "Karroo" (see below) but I don't know if they were the same person

"Mianko Karao, Indian from the Sioux Tribe"

"Mianko-Karoo's capture"

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Erhard Weller  worked for the Krone Circus as "Bimbo"

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