Friday, April 15, 2016

BUZZY POTTS: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey (1951)

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Thursday, April 14, 2016

CLOWN ALLEY: Polack Bros Circus (1954)

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Rudy Dockey and Lou Jacobs
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

CLOWN ALLEY: Polack Bros Circus (1954)

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A Shrine date hospital visit with Professor Charlie Cheer, Harry Dann, Rudy Dockey and Lou Jacobs
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

STANLEY AND LESTER JANUS: The Toy Boys (1936)

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Monday, April 11, 2016

TOTO: Armando Novello

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Sunday, April 10, 2016

OTTO GRIEBLING: Cole Bros. Circus (August 25th 1937)

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Otto Griebling with guest clown, circus fan and Seattle area publisher of the  Wenatchee Daily World   Rufus Woods who travelled wi...
Friday, April 01, 2016

INTERNATIONAL CLOWN HALL OF FAME: APRIL'S "FOOLISH FUNDRAISER From Director Greg DeSanto

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"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed"- Mark Twain Six years ago today a great ...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

SLIVERS OAKLEY: Slivers' Clown Shoes

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Photos courtesy of Gene Wolande Photos of Slivers Oakley's clown shoes, quite possibly the first oversized clown shoes worn in an A...
Friday, March 25, 2016

REX "COUNT DE BOXCAR" YOUNG

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

CLOWN CARS: Billboard Magazine (November 13, 1948)

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According to this article Hip Raymond, Kinko Sunberry and Bobo Barnett each took possession of their miniature clown cars within days of ea...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

AL MIACO: Obituary, NY Clipper (July 27, 1923)

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ALFRED FRISBIE MIACO Alfred Frisbie Mlaco,  Al Miaco , died July 21 at his home in New York City. He had spent 66 of his 78 years a...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

CLOWN ALLEY: "The B.B. Club", Ringling Bros. Circus (circa 1900)

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I have seen newspaper accounts describe this as the "Button Boosters Club" but the back of the photo identifies it as the "...
Monday, March 21, 2016

BUZZY POTTS

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Sunday, March 20, 2016

POODLES HANNEFORD: New York Clipper (April 7, 1920)

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SETTLE POODLES COMPLAINT The complaint of Poodles Hanneford, the Hippodrome  clown , charging the May Wirth act with infringin...
Saturday, March 19, 2016

TOTO: Hollow Tree

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Courtesy of Past Tense Autographed photo of Toto the Clown, at the Hollow Tree, n.d. Toto’s real name was Alfonso Novello. He was bo...
Friday, March 18, 2016

HUNTING GAG: Los Angeles Herald (November 13, 1907)

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Charlie Bell: Hunting Gag August 14, 1947 DOG MADE UP AS RABBIT SCORES HIT AT CIRCUS One of the cleverest acts in the Norrls ...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

PETE MARDO: Hopkinsville Kentuckian (October 20, 1914)

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Pete Mardo, a Famous Euro pean Clown Coming With  Ringling Bros. Shows. Once each month the clowns of  Ringling Brothe...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

LARRY CROSS: Wallace Bros. Circus (1941)

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

CLOWN ALLEY: Ringling Bros. (Plymouth, Indiana 1908)

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From the personal collection of Hank Peare, courtesy of Gary Peare
Monday, March 14, 2016

HAGENBECK-WALLACE CLOWN ALLEY (1924)

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Art Borella Shorty Flemm . Ernest LaDoux , Kid Kennard , Bill Hart , Joe "Koko" Coyle . Art Borella . Joe Gould , Friday ...