Schulenburg’s Carnation Badger the Flying Bull has earned a place in Texas history as one of the most audacious publicity stunts ever.
The Day Schulenburg Welcomed a Flying Bull
Texas politicians were elbow to elbow as they greeted Carnation Milk Products Company officers and welcomed Carnation Badger the Flying Bull to Schulenburg.
Carnation Badger the Flying Bull turned his head away from the camera.
Carnation Badger the Flying Bull swings his head back for a memorable photo.
Thousands of people flocked to Schulenburg to take part in festivities surrounding the groundbreaking for a new Carnation Milk Products plant in 1929.
Thousands of people flocked to Schulenburg to take part in festivities surrounding the groundbreaking for a new Carnation Milk Products plant in 1929.
Ford Trimotor Fokker monoplane called The Evening Star transported a celebrated guest, a yearling Holstein bull, to the Schulenburg area.
After the audacious Texas-sized publicity stunt took place, a brand of cigars made in Schulenburg was named after Carnation Badger the Flying Bull.
Only 26 years after the Wright Brothers made their first flight, Schulenburg, Texas, welcomed Carnation Badger the Flying Bull. The dairy yearling reached the Central Texas town after a 1,232-mile journey from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on April 3, 1929. That audacious Texas-sized publicity stunt thrilled thousands.
Carnation Badger the Flying Bull, whose official pedigree name was Carnation Badger Aer…
