Clown on stilts, advertising dance marathon, with child on beach, Santa Monica, 1928

Description

Clown on stilts, in tuxedo, top hat decorated with dance marathon advertisement, and whiteface, standing near ladder on beach with lifeguard buoy, facing small child in bathing suit, with about 8 spectators and sunbathers and buildings in background, 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], Handwritten at edge of negative: 2499 P7, 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.