Vintage Photos of Loretta Young in “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” (1928)

Laugh, Clown, Laugh is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney and Loretta Young. The movie was directed by Herbert Brenon and produced and released through MGM Studios.

The film is based on the 1923 Broadway stage production Laugh, Clown, Laugh, by David Belasco and Tom Cushing, based on a 1919 play Ridi, Pagliaccio by Fausto Maria Martini

Ruth Harriet Louise, Loretta Young in “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” directed by Herbert Brenon, 1928 via

Portrait of Loretta Young and Lon Chaney in Laugh, Clown, Laugh directed by Herbert Brenon, 1928 via

Lon Chaney and Loretta Young in Laugh, Clown, Laugh directed by Herbert Brenon, 1928 via

Ruth Harriet Louise, Loretta Young and Nils Asther in “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” directed by Herbert Brenon, 1928 via

Faboulus Photos of Vintage Snake Charmers

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Famous belle epoque snake charmer Madiah Surith via

Mademoiselle Héro as Snake Charmer, 1900s via

Vintage snake charmer, Lyon, France via

Vintage snake charmer, 1920s via

Man Ray, Miss Dorita, Snake Charmer, 1930 via

Vintage Circus snake act, ca. 1920s via

Extraordinary Vintage Photos of The American Circus by Frederick W. Glasier

Queen, the High Diving Horse, Brockton Fair, Massachusetts, circa 1899 via

Joan of Arc, circa 1912 via

Ella Bradna, Equestrian, circa 1903 via

Loie Fuller, Glorine, Butterfly Dancer, 1902 via

Charmion, Strong Woman, 1904 via

Nettie Carrol, circa 1904 via

Annette Kellerman, circa 1907 via

Gertrude Dewar, Mademoiselle Omega, Brockton Fair, Massachusetts, 1908 via

Mademoiselle Scheel with Lions, circa 1905 via

Living Statues, circa 1905 via

Vintage Circus Clown

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The Circus Girls (1949) by Nina Leen

Nina Leen (d. 1995) was a Russian-born American photographer and a constant contributor to Life. A self-taught photographer she never became a staff photographer, but she contributed as a contract photographer until the magazine closed in 1972.

In 1949 she shot the sassy subculture of circus girls in Sarasota, Florida, dubbed “the home of the American circus” for the magazine.

By Nina Leen (1949)

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by Nina Leen (1949)

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by Nina Leen (1949)

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by Nina Leen (1949)

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by Nina Leen (1949)

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Victorian/Edwardian Circus Acts

Circus Performer Zelda Boden (1910s)

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Circus cyclists (c. 1891)

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“Trick Rider”. Usually they would ride in circles doing various tricks on the ponies.

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Circus Girl with horse (1908)

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CIRCUS HARLEQUIN Performer (c. 1910)

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Sanger’s Circus carriage, late 19th century Great Britain.

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Vintage Snake Charmer

Vintage snake charmer via