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"Chad Hanna" Lobby Card

Date: 1940
Description: Lobby card advertising the 20th Century-fox film "Chad Hanna."
Photograph

Parade through Downtown

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of parade with a band of clowns. One young boy dressed as a clown at the front is holding the American flag, and another clown holds a sign t...
Photograph

Clowns at Cheese Day

Date: 10 24 1930
Description: A line of clowns and assorted pantomime animals dressed up for Cheese Day. The animals include; a horse, a woodchuck, a bear, a giraffe and an elephant. A ...
Book or Pamphlet

"Big Stage Show" Flyer Front

Date: 1950
Description: Front of flyer announcing an International Harvester free family party for friends and customers. "No selling"
Photograph

Baraboo Circus Celebration Parade

Date: 07 10 1965
Description: A Madison Knights of Columbus clown wheeling his unicycle along the parade route during the annual circus celebration parade in Baraboo.
Drawing

"Any Openings in the 'Goof-Off' Dept?"

Date: 
Description: Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. It shows a man in clownish attire carrying a pillow, satchel with gambling items (cards, poker chip...
Painting

Clown

Date: 
Description: Head-and-shoulders portrait of a balding clown with a painted face and curly red hair. He is wearing a large blue bow tie and an orange hat with a flower o...
Photograph

Clown at Circus World Museum

Date: 1968
Description: A man dressed as a clown is standing next to a young boy at Circus World Museum. The boy is sitting on the side of a circus wagon.
Photograph

Mel's Circus Clown Band

Date: 1963
Description: Group of seven men posing in clown costumes and holding musical instruments. A drum on a wheeled cart has a cartoon representation of a clown, and is label...
Photograph

How a Zor Shrine Clown Makes Up His Face

Date: 04 29 1954
Description: Zor Shrine clown J. Leigh's finished face with what would be a red nose. Leigh is also in full costume with hat and shirt.
Photograph

We Saw You . . . at Water Follies

Date: 08 1955
Description: Water comedian, Eddie Rose, of the Sam Snyder's Water Follies performing his routine jumping off a high-level diving board during a show at Breese Stevens ...
Photograph

Shrine-Knights of Columbus Benefit Show

Date: 08 07 1957
Description: Bandleader Monty Hacker dressed in a clown suit and with smiling makeup on his face at the Shrine-Knights of Columbus benefit show at Breese Stevens Field....

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