Wonderful c. 1920s Velox Snapshot of Clowns at Leisure at Water Circus 50 ft measuring tape complete with paper lanterns hanging

complete with paper lanterns hanging from the awnings-- and it looks like the couple here are quite enjoying themselves

I think these are pretty old and they've got a few layers of paint on them -- the back of the chair shows an old faded dark red

with just three items on it: "Be Trustworthy

The phrase "No

Wonderful c. 1920s Velox Snapshot of Clowns at Leisure at Water Circus 50 ft measuring tape complete with paper lanterns hangingI purchased this and one other I am listing at a flea market in Adamstown, PA, plucked from a larger lot all taken at a water circus, c. 1920s I believe. (I should have bought the whole lot for context, but most of them were much less interesting.) But what a gem this one! I'm not clown obsessed, but I am obsessed with these four, looking relaxed and playful and flirtatious, and making me think about the connections between clowning and drag. And then