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Title
Clown on stilts, advertising dance marathon, facing two women, Santa Monica, 1928
Contributor
University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository)
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966 (photographer)
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Bartlett (Adelbert) Papers
Rights Information
copyrighted
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Description
Date from Los Angeles Times article, April 8, 1928: Car Again Chosen to Officially Lead Dancers: "The Essex has again been chosen as the official pace car for the Endurance Dance Marathon which ends at Ocean Park, after starting from Los Angeles on April 19"
Handwritten at edge of negative: 2499 P5
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2499, Clyde Stiltz, Clown, 759 Crane Blvd, Los Angeles, Garfield 8754, Ocean Park. [Struck out in pencil: 2276 - 2277 - 2278 - 2279]
Clown on stilts, in checked outfit and whiteface, with sign on back reading "I'm looking for a partner for the marathon dance, Ocean Park, April," facing two women, with building in background with crooked siding and puppets in windows
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Type
image
Format
4 x 5 inches
Identifier
edu.ucla.library.specialCollections.bartlett:1537
1556
uclamss_1300_1556
ark:/21198/zz002bxdct
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Clowns
Dance marathons -- California -- Santa Monica
Stilts
Place
California
Santa Monica
Relation
Adelbert Bartlett Papers. Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

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