Photo by Jill Freedman Today's photos come from Jill Freedman's book CIRCUS DAYS, photos that she took on the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros...

Photos by Jill Freedman At least Bernie Kallman has the sense to stay under his umbrella.

Photo by Jill Freedman Jimmy James, it seems, is the only one with the sense to avoid it altogether and actually come in out of the rain ; ...

Photo by Jill Freedman And if Billy McCabe pokes his head out of the Alley and sees his shadow there'll be six more weeks of rain this s...

One of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite Christmas specials with a new soundtrack...

Paul Jerome (tramp makeup) by A. Woodrooft. That's WOODROOFT, as in... "You're WHAT?!? Woooooooooood...ROOFT! Rusted....

Harry Ritter and what looks to be Frank Cromwell in a photo taken on Ringling somewhere between 1947 and 1960. I make that guess because the...

Photo courtesy of Greg DeSanto Clown College Dean and former road clown Bill Ballantine with Bobby Kay in a photo that looks to be taken at ...

Photo courtesy of the Pfening Circus Archive Jerry Adams in an undated photo from the Sells-Floto Circus.

Photos courtesy of the Harold Babour Collection Frankie Saluto and two unidentified partners. Ernie "Blinko" Burch, ever the pictu...

And last, but certainly not least, take a moment today to remember Duane Lawrence "Uncle Soapy" Thorpe who may have left this worl...

For those in the Sarasota/Bradenton area - Do yourselves a favor and catch the best circus Advance Clown working today when he hits your tow...

The past work of one of the great clowns of the present, The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus' Keith "Mr. Pennygaff" Nelson. Keith, S...

The last of the series of Harold Ronk Estate photos that I received from Robin Estes. Here's Duane "Uncle Soapy" Thorpe, a muc...

Photos courtesy of Robin Estes, from the Estate of Mr. Harold Ronk Don Foote's design for Soapy's spec wardrobe for the 1970 100th e...

Photo courtesy of Robin Estes, from the Estate of Mr. Harold Ronk Coco the Clown with Coconut.

Me with the funniest kid I know, my son Shane "Buddy Boy" Cashin who is celebrating his fourth birthday today. When asked what our...

Photo courtesy of Robin Estes, from the Estate of Mr. Harold Ronk Some people call him "The Space Cowboy". Some call him "The...

Photo courtesy of Robin Estes. from the Estate of Harold Ronk An undated photo that looks to be from the late 60s with Prince Paul, an eleph...

Photo courtesy of Robin Estes, from the Estate of Harold Ronk Half Wizard of Oz, half Mad Hatter - all Prince!