DUANE THORPE WAS A CLOWN WITH THE RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS FOR OVER 40 YEARS BEGINNING IN 1949. LOT INCLUDES RBBB EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS STARTING IN 1957 AND RUNNING TO 1986. LOT ALSO CONTAINS THE PERSONAL PHOTO ALBUM OF THORPE WITH EARLY PHOTOS OF HIS DAYS ON THE SHOW INCLUDING HIS FIRST CLOWN MAKE-UP, 1950. LOT CONTAINS SEVERAL DUANE THORPE EMPLOYEE PASSES FROM AS EARLY AS 1951 TO AS LATE AS 1986. DUANE THORPE COLLECTION.

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