Photograph caption dated February 19, 1989 reads, "Director Steve Smith, right, puts an applicant through the paces for entry to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Clown College during auditions held in the Valley. Those chosen to help make the world smile will undergo 10 weeks of training and end with the "World's Funniest Final Exam." Graduates go on to perform with the famed Clown Ailey."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 21 cm. on sheet 36 x 28 cm. Photographic prints
Clowns--California--Los Angeles Clowns--Clothing--California--Los Angeles Auditions--California--Los Angeles San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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