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CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION - CLOWNS: 80+ PHOTOGRAPHS OF CIRCUS CLOWNS, AMERICAN CIRCUSES, 1940'S AND EARLIER, MANY ANNOTATED. LARGEST 4"X6"

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McCOMBE, Leonard (1923-2015). Group of 27 RBB&B Clown Colle...: McCOMBE, Leonard (1923-2015). Group of 27 RBB&B Clown College and other circus photographs. Circa 1960s/1969. Sharp silver print photographs of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, sev

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EDWARD J. KELTY CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH: EDWARD J. KELTY (AMERICAN, 1888-1967) LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH OF SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS CLOWN BAND, 1927. PRINT AFTER ORIGINAL. DUNN BROS. CIRCUS COLLECTION. 12"X20"

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Sells-Floto Clowns Season 1927.: Kelty, Edward (American, 1888—1967). Sells-Floto Clowns Season 1927. New York: Century, 1927. Sepia-tone photograph of clowns in front of circus train cars. 11 x 14". Century credit stamps on verso.

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EDWARD J. KELTY (AMERICAN, 1888-1967) PHOTOGRAPH: LARGE FORMAT, ORIGINAL KELTY PHOTOGRAPH, DEPICTING RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS CLOWNS, 1934. NO STAMP ON VERSO, CHIPPING AT MARGIN IN THREE PLACES, CREASING AND CURLING, HAD BEEN ROLLED.

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CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION - CLOWNS: 25+ PHOTOGRAPHS OF CIRCUS CLOWNS, 1940'S AND EARLIER. INCLUDES MANY GREATS LIKE: COCO, PAUL JEFROME, OTTO GRIEBLING, BOBBY KAY, GEORGE BARNABY, JACK LECLAIR, FELIX ADLER, MILT TAYLOR, FAY ALEXANDER, P

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CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION - CLOWNS: 60+ PHOTOGRAPHS OF CIRCUS CLOWNS. SOME SIGNED AND IDENTIFIED, SOME DUPLICATION. PRIMARILY 8"X10"

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CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION - CLOWNS: 100+ PHOTOGRAPHS OF CIRCUS CLOWNS. SOME SINGED AND IDENTIFIED, SOME DUPLICATION. PRIMARILY 8"X10"

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[CLOWNS]. Collection of circus clown photographs. Bulk mid-...: [CLOWNS]. Collection of circus clown photographs. Bulk mid-20th century. Approximately 50 photographs of clowns, including individual portraits and images with others such as showgirls, animals, and s

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[CLOWNS]. Collection of circus clown photographs. Bulk mid-...: [CLOWNS]. Collection of circus clown photographs. Bulk mid-20th century. Approximately 40 photographs, some identified, including images of Lou Jacobs and Emmett Kelly, as well as depicting clowns wit

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[CLOWNS]. Collection of circus clown photographs and snapsh...: [CLOWNS]. Collection of circus clown photographs and snapshots. Bulk mid-20th century. Approximately 50 photographs and snapshots of circus clowns, in some images depicted with showgirls, circus anima

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[CLOWNS]. Collection of circus clown photographs. Bulk mid-...: [CLOWNS]. Collection of circus clown photographs. Bulk mid-20th century. Approximately 35 photographs of clowns, some identified. A quantity with photographer stamps and notations on verso (Chester Ph

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Over 40 assorted circus photographs. American, bulk mid-20t...: Over 40 assorted circus photographs. American, bulk mid-20th century. Collection of 46 vintage circus photographs including wagons, parades, scenes inside and outside the tent, performers on camels an

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Barnum & Bailey Circus ticket-selling wagon photograph. Cir...: Barnum & Bailey Circus ticket-selling wagon photograph. Circa 1900s. Photograph of two ticket-sellers and a dog in a heavily painted circus wagon, with a banner listing ticket prices; the squares abov

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Group of Native American Photograph Prints From Russell Hartman Collection: Group Of Older Hopi Reservation Photograph Prints With Numbered Descriptions. Photos Marked: "1911," "Butterfly Dance 1912," Snake Dance 1913," "Snake Dance 1912," "Snake Dance 1913," And "Butterfly C

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Group of 17 American circus photographs, mainly clowns. Cir...

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Group of 17 American circus photographs, mainly clowns. Circa 1930s/50s. Assorted photographs, mainly clowns, including Emmett Kelly, Paul Wenzel, “Flo” Albert White, May Wirth, and others. Photographers and stamps include H.A. Atwell, “Pop” Haussman, Irv Marks, and Dick Hanley. Generally 8 x 10”, a few smaller; photo of Wirth affixed to cardboard. Collection of Bill Ballantine.

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Group of 17 American circus photographs, mainly clowns. Cir...

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Price: 300 USD
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