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People in fancy dress on the deck of a ship. Date: circa 1920s
Washington Club Band, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USAWashington Club Novelty Band, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA, with people in fancy dress holding musical instruments. Date: circa 1906
James Montgomery Flagg and wifeAmerican artist and illustrator, James Montgomery Flagg, best-known for his propaganda posters, pictured dressed as a clown at a fancy dress Illustrators ball in New York in 1916. Date: 1916
The Onions, WW1 entertainment troupeThe Onions, a concert party entertaining troops on the Western Front during the First World War, so-called because they said they were always
A hospital ship Pierrot troupe, WW1A hospital ship Pierrot troupe for the entertainment of men on board during the First World War. From left to right are: STanding - Surgeon R. H. H. Jolly, R.N.V.R. Surgeon J. R. H. Turton, Mr E
Clowns featured on a Christmas greeting card published by Raphael Tuck. Date: circa 1902
Toy TheatreClassic pantomime characters such as Clown, Pantaloon and Harlequin jostle with a dog musician, a dog cart, Mr & Mrs Dashaway and Mr Doublesight to form a production of Harlequin Jack Sheppard. c
The Pom Pom Pierrots, entertainers of wounded soldiers. The troupe was formed expressly for the voluntary entertainment of convalescent and wounded soldiers in hospitals
The Merry Mummers, World War One entertainment troupeThe Merry Mummers entertaining troops at a West African Concert Party organised by Major P. a Beckett, son of the late Arthur a Becket of Punch
Mabel Sealby (1885 - ), British actress. Playing Clown Heroine of the Circus musical comedy in " Head over Heels" at Adelphi Theatre, london
Victorian clown greetings cardBack design of a greetings card from the Victorian era featuring three clowns wearing colourful, striped knickerbockers, clambering over the edge of the card
The Clown Grimaldi Performing on a CartAn illustration of the famous clown Grimaldi (1777-1837) performing, presumably the pantomime " Golden Fish". He is shown in a cart being pulled by dogs
Group of clowns waiting to perform on stage Date: c. 1910
Repeating Pattern - circus clowns perform balancing actRepeating Pattern - three circus clowns performing a balancing act on a blue background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
The Circus Clown anounces the End of the Book. Date: 1895
Two off-work clowns attract attention in a Garrison TownIn a Garrison Town. First Loafer to second Loafer (as out friends from the circus pass by) - " Officers!". This is likely to derive from the two clowns often getting entangled with the law
The Two Macs - a theatrical comedy act of the London Variety theatres of the late Victorian age. Date: circa 1895
Portola Festival, San Francisco, USAA night scene during the Portola Festival in full swing on Market Street, San Francisco, USA. The inset photograph shows Queen Virgilia (Virgilia Bogue), the Carnival Queen in 1913
Two clowns and a cascade of Easter EggsWishing you a Happy and Pleasant Easter. Two clowns and a cascade of Easter eggs sending Easter wishes. Date: 1906
Clowns on parade
Gala puppet circus Clowns, cowboys, acrobats, animals, and novelty acts. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a puppet circus, showing head of a clown. Date between 1936 and 1941
Pierrot in white ruffle collar and red face paintA pierrot wearing a white ruffle collar and black scull cap, with bright red lips and white powdered face. 1937
Trick Riders of the 16th and 5th British Lancers. Two riders dressed as a criminal and a policeman act out a chase and in so doing leap over a row of orientals holding parasols
Clowning AroundA clown pulls a funny face! Date: 1930s
Flame-Throwing ClownA flame-throwing clown! Date: 1980s
Travelling ClownsA troupe of travelling entertainers, mostly clowns, in various guises. Date: 1930s
The Tatler Christmas Number front cover, 1953Front cover of The Tatler Christmas Number, 1953 featuring a scene inside a circus big top, with children being entertained by clowns and a girl acrobat on horseback. Date: 1953
Royal Artillery Review, Rouen, FranceA stage review by members of the Royal Artillery stationed in Rouen, France during World War One. The participants are mostly dressed as Pierrot clowns. Date: 1917
Five Pierrot Ladies Date: 1910s
Cirque Napoleon ClownsLes clowns du Cirque- Napoleon, Paris Date: 1860
Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1932Front cover illustration featuring a ballerina, harlequin and clown performing a rather dramatic scene with a sword on stage
Christmas Time is Circus Time by H. L. OakleyA lovely silhouette cut out showing a jolly circus scene including horses, clowns, seals, tigers jumping through hoops, performing dogs and monkeys, an elephant and trapeze artists
Admiration by Florence HardyTwo little Pierrots admire from a distance a little girl in a charming clown style dress
False! by Florence HardyA little girl, dressed in a clown costume, is shocked to discover her Pierrot boyfriend is kissing another
Rejected by Florence Hardy
May it Go With a Swing by RojanA Christmas Card wish on the front cover of The Bystander featuring an illustration of a circus scene with a guitar playing clown in the foreground
Batgers Musical Toy Crackers labelA girl dressed in a rather dashing clown outfit blows a horn or bugle
You re Not the Only Pebble on the Beach by Florence HardyA romantic attachment gone sour as one little clown tells his girlfriend that shes not the only pebble on the beach. A coquettish lady clown, wearing exactly the same outfit
Childrens Carnival - Clown and Italian MaidenTwo children in costume for a fancy dress party. A large boy is dressed as a clown, while a little girl has come as an Italian maiden, the latter idea perhaps not so popular these days!
The Silvery Moon by Florence HardyTwo children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, skate together under a silver moon
When Three is a Crowd by Florence HardyTwo little boys in clown costumes vie for the attention of a fellow female clown
Can This Be Love by Florence HardyA sweet scene showing two little boys dressed in clown or Pierrot outfits looking hopefully towards a little girl (in similar attire)
At the Pantomime by Susan Beatrice PearseLovely illustration by Susan Beatrice Pearse showing children at a Christmas pantomime. A clown on stage is throwing crackers into the audience stalls
Batgers Crackers Amusing ForfeitsLabel for a box of Batgers Amusing Forfeits crackers showing a male and female clown sharing a cracker or two
Clowns and children at the circus, 1948Photograph showing two clowns and a group of children at the circus in 1948
The Telegram by John HassallA clown is temporarily distracted from his performance by the inconvenient arrival of a telegram boy in the big top
Popov the ClownPopov the clown fools around during a visit by the Moscow State Circus to Cornwall, England
Elephants / Circus LorchDuring a performance by the Circus Lorch, at Linz (Austria), the elephant, teased by the clowns, turns on them impatiently. Good on you, Jumbo !
