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Clowning

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 83 Collections and/or Records:

Acrobatic Troupe, c1870 - 1880

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.237
Scope and Contents

Copy photographic print on mount of acrobatic or gymnastic troupe with boy clown in the centre. The clown is Joe Craston. Joe Craston was also known as Joe Hodgini or Hogini (named after his mentor) when training as a young clown.

Dates: c1870 - 1880

Albert Adams, c1920 - 1929

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Reference code: 178C83.38
Scope and Contents

Albert Adams as clown Albertino.

Dates: c1920 - 1929

Albert Adams, c1940 - 1950

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Reference code: 178C83.94
Scope and Contents

Clown and theatre manager Albert Victor Adams in partial clown make up. Albert was the husband of Lulu Adams (Louise Craston).

Dates: c1940 - 1950

Albertino, c1930 - 1950

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.258
Scope and Contents

Albert Adams as clown Albertino.

Dates: c1930 - 1950

Brouchure, c1930 - 1949

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Reference code: 178Z23.5
Scope and Contents

Brochure and letter about investment in Adams Casino Enterprises, London.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Cartoon of Lulu and Albertino, c1927 - 1948

 Item
Reference code: 178V6.7
Scope and Contents

Probably drawn by Lulu. Ink on brown paper cartoon showing Lulu and Albertino in clown costume standing next to each other with their names written next to each figure, music notes on the sides and some text on the bottom corners.

Dates: c1927 - 1948

Cartoon with Circus Clowns, c1930 - 1949

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Reference code: 178V6.4
Scope and Contents

Probably drawn by Lulu. Ink and watercolour on paper showing the outline of a clown holding a water pistol on the right hand side a fully coloured clown in with an apple on his head towards the left and a laughing face wearing a flat cap on the bottom right with text in pencil.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Circus Building, c1900 - 1920

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.317
Scope and Contents

Group of people inside Circus Nikitin Nizhniy-Novgorod circus ring in a circus building.

Dates: c1900 - 1920

Circus Building, c1900 - 1920

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.321
Scope and Contents

Russian circus building, viewed from the front.

Dates: c1900 - 1920

Circus Building, c1890 - 1910

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Reference code: 178C83.344
Scope and Contents

People, horses, carriages and small buildings to the front with circus building to the rear. Possibly Nikitin Brothers Circus in Kazan, Tatarsan, Russia built 1890.

Dates: c1890 - 1910

Circus Performers, c1920 - 1940

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.61
Scope and Contents

Two female performers in a circus ring being presented with flowers. The person in a clown costume is believed to be Lulu Adams (Louise Craston). Stamped on reverse Copyright Captain A. E. Middleton/80 Kenilworth Court, London, SW15'

Dates: c1920 - 1940

Clown, c1940 - 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.244
Scope and Contents

Male clown, possibly Albert Adams as Albertino

Dates: c1940 - 1960

Clown, c1930 - 1950

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.252
Scope and Contents

Male clown, possibly Albert Adams as Albertino.

Dates: c1930 - 1950

Clown, c1930 - 1950

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.253
Scope and Contents

Male clown, possibly Albert Adams as Albertino.

Dates: c1930 - 1950

Clown, c1940 - 1950

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.270
Scope and Contents

Unknown clown female impersonator. 'H. Franklin Raudenbush, 325 W. School House Lan, Phila, 44 PA' printed on reverse.

Dates: c1940 - 1950

Clown, c1940 - 1960

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Reference code: 178C83.277
Scope and Contents

Male clown, possibly Albert Adams (Albertino).

Dates: c1940 - 1960

Clown, c1940 - 1950

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.278
Scope and Contents

Male clown, possibly Albert Adams (Albertino).

Dates: c1940 - 1950

Clown, c1940 - 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.282
Scope and Contents

Male clown, possibly Albert Adams as Albertino.

Dates: c1940 - 1960

Clown, c1940 - 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.283
Scope and Contents

Male clown, possibly Albert Adams as Albertino.

Dates: c1940 - 1960

Clown at Event, c1930 - 1940

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.254
Scope and Contents

Clown, Joe Craston seen from the rear, engaging with seated audience. Probably at Mansion House, London. 'Sport & General Press Agency' stamped on reverse. Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London.

Dates: c1930 - 1940