Clown on stilts dancing with tall puppet, advertising dance marathon, Santa Monica, 1928

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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], Clown on stilts, in checked outfit and whiteface, dancing with tall woman puppet, feet attached to stilt feet, near crooked lampposts and building with wooden porch, Handwritten at edge of negative: 2499 P2, 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", Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.