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Clown in Polka-Dotted Suit

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Description: A clown wearing a small hat with a feather, a polka-dotted suit, and large gloves, stands near a tent.
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Spader Johnson the Clown

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Description: Spader Johnson dressed as a clown.
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Horse and Performer

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Description: A horse, with a man standing in the stirrups of the saddle while twirling a lariat.
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Circus Tent

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Description: A view of the inside of a circus tent being readied for a performance.
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Elephant Street Procession

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Description: A team of elephants, paired and directed by circus personnel, proceed along an urban street.
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Diamond Kitty of the Shrine Circus

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Description: "Diamond Kitty," a performer with the Shrine Circus, poses with a large group of people in front of the sideshow tent housing the "World's Fattest People" ...
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George W. Hall, Jr., Circus Performer

Date: 1868
Description: George W. Hall, Jr., noted Evansville, Wisconsin, circus performer, as a young boy, holding a snake and wearing copper-toed boots.
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Fourth of July Procession

Date: 07 04 1900
Description: View from side of a Fourth of July Procession of five people standing in a line carrying various types of weapons and dressed in festive clothing. There is...

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