Clown on stilts among crowd of dancing couples, advertising dance marathon, Santa Monica, 1928

Item Overview

Title

Clown on stilts among crowd of dancing couples, advertising dance marathon, Santa Monica, 1928

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

1928

Date

1928

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

This photograph appears with Los Angeles Evening Herald photo spread, April 18, 1928, On With the Dance, Terpsichorean Marathon, Culver City to Ocean Park (image uclamss_1300_2065i)
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"
Clown on stilts, in checked outfit and whiteface, among crowd, including about 10 dancing couples, with small car in foreground with sign reading "Training for Marathon Dance, April 19th, Los Angeles to Egyptian Ballroom," with building with shop awnings and hanging lights in background

Caption

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 P9

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Stilts
Clowns
Entertainment
Culture
Lifestyle
Dance marathons--California--Santa Monica