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Clown on stilts, in checked outfit and whiteface, among crowd, including about 10 dancing couples, with small car in foreground with sign reading "Training for Marathon Dance, April 19th, Los Angeles to Egyptian Ballroom," with building with shop awnings and hanging lights in background 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" 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] Handwritten at edge of negative: 2499 P9 Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph appears with Los Angeles Evening Herald photo spread, April 18, 1928, On With the Dance, Terpsichorean Marathon, Culver City to Ocean Park (image uclamss_1300_2065i)
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