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Listen: The Folk ProgramGiraffe and clown at Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey winter quarters - Sarasota, Florida.
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This souvenir viewbook contains 18 images.
Biographical Note
Lou Jacobs (born Johann Ludwig Jacob in 1903 in Bremerhaven, Germany), was an Auguste Master Clown who performed for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for about 60 years from 1925 to 1985. In 1966, Jacobs' now-famous clown face was put on a newly issued United States postage stamp. He was later inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in 1989. Jacobs died on Sunday, September 13, 1992 in Sarasota, Florida.
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