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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A Ringling Circus wagon, pulled by a horse, with clowns riding on top, is part of a parade along a city street. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Personnel of the Walter L. Main show in 1904 and 1905, photographed outside a tent, include clowns, the driver of a four horse chariot, and air performers.... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Billy Winslow, a clown and wire walker with the Barnum & Bailey Show, with a prop he used in his performance. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A circus clown sits astride a donkey outside a tent. |
| Date: | 12 15 1913 |
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| Description: | A horse-drawn wagon, filled with University of Wisconsin students dressed as clowns, proceeds along a Madison street as part of a parade. Spectators line ... |
| Date: | 08 04 1948 |
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| Description: | Five clowns and two police officers, with Joseph L. "Roundy" Coughlin on a stretcher, at the Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show at Breese Steve... |
| Date: | 07 11 1954 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Zor Shrine clowns at Madison's Vilas Park Zoo. |
| Date: | 11 25 1976 |
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| Description: | Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A red and white International Harve... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Front of flyer announcing an International Harvester free family party for friends and customers. "No selling" |
| Date: | 06 24 1964 |
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| Description: | A clown attempts to move a stubborn mule at the 15th annual World's Championship Rodeo at the Holmes No-Oak ranch. |
| Date: | 04 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Zor Shrine clown, J. Leigh, is warming up make-up with his hands to make it more pliable before applying it to his face. |
| Date: | 04 29 1954 |
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| Description: | Zor Shrine clown, J. Leigh, is painting his eyebrows. |
| Date: | 08 02 1955 |
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| Description: | Dr. Esther Kurtz greeting famous clown Emmett Kelly and his wife, Elvira, at a dinner sponsored by the Madison Wallenda Tent Chapter of Circus Fans of Amer... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| 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 ... |
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