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Society Clowns: 1923
Submitted by Ken on Tue, 08/14/2007 - 6:39am.
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A "society circus" held on April 4, 1923, most likely in the vicinity of Washington, D.C. From the National Photo Company collection. View full size.
B. Google under the hat?
Submitted by Dale Neiburg on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 4:30pm.
I'm going to surmise that the broad-brimmed hat clown is supposed to be Barney Google, given what seems to be strange eye makeup, and the "Spark Plug" label on the horse.
A different Barney and Spark Plug made an appearance a few months later. (Shorpy #4445)
clowns
Submitted by Ron on Tue, 08/14/2007 - 7:14pm.
when I was little I was scared of clowns, except Bozo.
Scary looking clowns....
Submitted by intothewind on Tue, 08/14/2007 - 11:04am.
They probably could scare the be-jesus out of little kids,
especially the guy with the wide brimed hat: "mamma I had another nightmare about them clowns, can I sleep with you and daddy?"
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