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| Title | Kelly, Emmett Jr. |
| Photographer | Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993
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| Description | View of entertainer Emmett Kelly Jr. as "Weary Willy, " signing an autograph for an unidentified boy, during a visit to Egleston Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia as a goodwill ambassador for the Eastman Kodak Company. |
| Geographic Location | Atlanta (Ga.)
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| Subject | Clowns
Entertainers
Circus performers
Interpersonal relations--Georgia--Atlanta
Hospitals--Georgia--Atlanta
Costumes--1960-1970
Children--1960-1970
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| Personal Name | Kelly, Emmett, Jr., 1923-2006
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| Corporate Name | Egleston Children's Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.)
Eastman Kodak Company
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| Date Original | 1966 |
| Date Digital | 2006 |
| Type | 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
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| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Catalogue Number | VIS 99.90.13 |
| Collection | Bill Wilson Photographs |
| Publisher | Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305 |
| Rights | This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required. |
| Notes | Emmett Kelly Jr. performed as a circus clown known as "Weary Willie." He became a touring "Ambassador of Goodwill" for Eastman Kodak Company in 1966, and visited hospitals throughout America. |
| Source | ahc099090013a.jpg |
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