History of Clowns

Historical clowns, in pictures.

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A pair of clowns victimized on 9/11 in a largely unreported disaster, 2001

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The Last Known Photo of Amelia Earhart, 1939

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Giant clown balloon terrorizes major American city, date unknown

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American Actor, Johnny Depp, as himself in New Clown Documentary, 2014 @robdelaney

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Barky the Clown, the first dog to break the glass ceiling of Clown College

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Kurt Cobain giving Ronald McDonald a cigarette in Singapore, 1992

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First female CEO, Bigshewz Toofill, on the phone w/ the president, 1989

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Stinky Cleensoot distraught after losing his fortune in the Great Recession, 2009

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Clown dining at lunch counter for non-clowns, Alabama, 1962

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Lee Harvey Oswald the day before the Kennedy Assassination, 1963

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Rare Portrait of first US President, George Washington, having fun at home, 1774

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Porky the Clown without makeup shakes hands with President Barack Obama, 2012

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Bozo the Clown, his partner, and their adopted child, Bozo Jr., 1969

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Matthew Mcconaughey entertaining a crowd of Texas Rodeo Fans, 1998

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Michelangelo "Self-Portrait with Canine", 1533

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Le Tour de Clowns, 1998, World's First All Clown Bicycle Race

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Art Depicting Joe Grimaldi's Famous Nervous Breakdown, 1795

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Clown Society Discovered off the Coast of Papua New Guinea, 1899

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Quincy Largelaffs, the Jackie Robinson of Clowns, 1939

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