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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

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The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is a small circus show comprising four white men, three in clown makeup, and three white women, one in clown makeup, all...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Budget meeting interrupted by police clown

Image

Eight men in suits sit around conference table. Identified on back as Tom Chenowith, J.V. Lewis, Hayes Richardson, John Maring, Police Clown, L. Perry...

Date Published
1944
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

George Ross

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Publicity photo of George Ross wearing clown outfit with caption: "World's Greatest Magic Comedy Clown."

Date Published
1961
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection
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  • Publicity photographs
  • Clowns

Member of

  • Allan Bell Collection (1)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (1)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (3)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (2)
  • Gelatin silver prints (2)
  • Group portraits (2)
  • Color photographs (1)
  • Photocopies (1)
  • Portrait photographs (1)
  • Snapshots (1)
  • (-) Publicity photographs (3)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (1)
  • 1961-1970 (1)
  • 1971-1980 (1)
  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects

  • Circus performers (1)
  • City managers (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Municipal government (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Clowns (3)

Subjects, People

  • Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (1)
  • Ross, George (1)

Date Published

  • 1944 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1976 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 2000 (1)

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