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![[CIRCUS]. A Pair of Would-Be Recruits. Army Pictorial Service, 1924.](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3880/38807625.jpeg?t=1WYYwb)
Lot 333
[CIRCUS]. A Pair of Would-Be Recruits. Army Pictorial Service, 1924.
Estimate: $125 - $250
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[CIRCUS]. A Pair of Would-Be Recruits. Army Pictorial Service, 1924. A small-format Army recruiting poster depicting Major Mite (Clarence Howerton), "standing all of 29 inches and weighing 29 pounds," and Valenzuela (Teodulo Valenzuela), "who tips the scales at 750 pounds," in a recruiting office with three officers.
Paper. 12 7/8 x 12 1/4".
This poster was originally owned by Major Mite. In addition to his circus career and acting in films such as The Wizard of Oz, Howerton also appeared as a recruiting mascot for the Marines.
Condition
Edges ragged and skinned with some loss; old tape repair center bottom edge; creases.
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Clarence "Major Mite" Howerton (1913 - 1975); to his brother, LeRoy Howerton (1910 - 1993); to his daughter, Candace Howerton (1943 - 2023).
