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Stand Up and Be Counted: Women and Social Justice in Michigan (1960-1985)

The "Log"

Item

Title
The "Log"
Circus Name
The Union Circus
Date
May 8th, 1909
Location of Event
Ferry Field, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Creator
Frank Albert Kapp, collector; Lyndon, (potential) photographer
Subject
Students in clown costumes perform for an audience in the Ferry Field ring, tumbling over one another
Description
Inscribed "721 Lyndon", this image shows five clowns participating in the Union Circus. Beneath the image is the phrase "The 'Log'". The circus ring, located in Ferry Field, is surrounded by bleachers full of people. They watch as the clowns tumble a long-like object.
Rights Holder
Bentley Historical Library
References
Photograph, 1907-1911, Frank Albert Kapp photograph series, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

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