Wonderful c. 1920s Velox Snapshot of Clowns at Leisure at Water Circus 50 ft measuring tape terminating in 1942 (though perhaps

terminating in 1942 (though perhaps 1907 was the birth year of the maker

and with Toshiko Takaezu the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine

complete with paper lanterns hanging from the awnings-- and it looks like the couple here are quite enjoying themselves

with no visible losses or issues whatsoever

Wonderful c. 1920s Velox Snapshot of Clowns at Leisure at Water Circus 50 ft measuring tape terminating in 1942 (though perhapsI purchased this and one other I am listing at a flea market in Adamstown, PA, plucked from a larger lot all taken at a water circus, c. 1920s I believe. (I should have bought the whole lot for context, but most of them were much less interesting.) But what a gem this one! I'm not clown obsessed, but I am obsessed with these four, looking relaxed and playful and flirtatious, and making me think about the connections between clowning and drag. And then