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Betty McNally and Carol DeCaigny in clown costumes

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Betty McNally and Carol DeCaigny dressed as clowns and talking with an African American girl patient between them on Halloween.

Date Published
October-31-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Children watching a female clown

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Children (African American and white) watching a white woman performing in a clown outfit. The woman is dressed in overalls with a plaid shirt. She...

Date Published
December-10-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Clown entertaining children seated in nurses' laps

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Clown (white man) wearing a funny hat crouched down to speak with young patients (African American and white children), some being held by white...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Clown performing on the hospital lawn

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Clown (white male) from the Truman Corners Circus performing with a cycle of some sort on the lawn of Children's Mercy Hospital.

Date Published
April-28-1961
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Clown performing on the hospital lawn

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Clown (white male) from the Truman Corners Circus performing on the lawn of Children's Mercy Hospital.

Date Published
April-28-1961
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Clown speaking with young girl

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Clown (white male) from the Truman Corners Circus bending down to talk with a young girl with a head scarf holding a crafted bunny, on the lawn of the...

Date Published
April-28-1961
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Clowns entertaining children

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Two clowns (white, indeterminate sex) with backs to the camera kneeling in front of a row of African American and white children and white female...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Couple in costumes at the Forest Ballroom

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Two unidentified white men, arm in arm, in costumes at the Forest Ballroom in Kansas City; the man on the left is dressed as a mime; the man on the...

Date Published
November-1964
Member of
GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection

Emmet Kelly Jr. shaking hands with skeptical boy

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Emmet Kelly, Jr. shaking hands with a young African American boy in a coat and hat. The boy is not at all thrilled and looks as if he might start to...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Emmet Kelly Jr. speaking with children

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Emmet Kelly, Jr. visiting on Clown Day. He's speaking with a group of white girls in a corridor. There are people (African American and white women...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Emmet Kelly Jr. with Carol Belt

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Emmet Kelly, Jr. rubbing noses with nurse Carol Belt who is seated behind a desk. The visit was part of "Clown Day".

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital 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

Keystone Cop style clown holding young boy

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Keystone Cop style clown (white man) holding a young white boy with Mr. and Mrs. Claus (both white) nearby during the Christmas party. Mrs. Claus has...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Mr. and Mrs. Claus visiting patients

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Santa Claus & Mrs. Claus (both white) with accordion visiting a white patient in one of the hospital wards. An unidentified white woman next to Santa...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Shriner clowns with children

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Group of children (African American and white) with two clowns. Some of the children are holding balloons. Two unidentified white men are in the...

Date Published
September-01-1965
September-30-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Two female clowns and Santa Claus

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Two white women clowns and Santa Claus (white) at the Wendy Ward Christmas Party. The women are wearing work shirts and pants and have their faces...

Date Published
December-10-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection
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  • Clowns
  • 1961-1970

Member of

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (14)
  • Allan Bell Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (16)

Genres

  • Snapshots (14)
  • Group portraits (13)
  • Black & white photographs (11)
  • Gelatin silver prints (11)
  • Color photographs (5)
  • Portrait photographs (3)
  • Publicity photographs (1)
  • Slides (1)

Time Periods

  • 1971-1980 (1)
  • (-) 1961-1970 (16)

Subjects

  • Men, White (12)
  • Women, White (10)
  • Children--Hospital care (9)
  • Hospital patients (9)
  • Children, White (8)
  • African American children (7)
  • Girls (6)
  • Boys (5)
  • Nurses (5)
  • Costume (4)
  • Celebrities (3)
  • Circus performers (3)
  • Accordion (2)
  • Accordionists (2)
  • African American women (2)
  • Buildings (2)
  • Christmas (2)
  • African American men (1)
  • Balloons (1)
  • Bandages and bandaging (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (1)
  • Circus--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Corridors (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Desks (1)
  • Fezzes (1)
  • Gay bars (1)
  • Gay men (1)
  • Halloween costumes (1)
  • Handshaking (1)
  • Hospital beds (1)
  • Mimes (1)
  • Office furniture (1)
  • Scarves (1)
  • (-) Clowns (16)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ events (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White gay men (1)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (3)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (1)

Subjects, People

  • Kelly, Emmett, 1924-2006 (3)
  • Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (3)
  • Belt, Carol (1)
  • DeCaigny, Carol (1)
  • McNally, Betty (1)
  • Ross, George (1)

Date Published

  • 1966-12-01 (7)
  • 1966-12-31 (7)
  • 1961-04-28 (3)
  • 1967-12-10 (2)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1964-11 (1)
  • 1965-09-01 (1)
  • 1965-09-30 (1)
  • 1967-10-31 (1)
  • 1976 (1)

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