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Tom Mix Circus : tomfoolery supreme

Description: Image of two whiteface clowns holding a bottle and glass of castor oil in the foreground, and clowns playing musical instruments and wearing costumes in the background; small vignette of a head-and-shoulders portrait of circus founder Tom Mix at top left.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: between 1935 and 1938
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000141
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
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