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Text transcribed from caption: CHAPLAIN FOR THE BIG TOP #3615-A BOSTON --
Circus life is no novelty to Father Edward S. Sullivan, unofficial chaplain
of circus people throughout the country. A curate of St. Peter’s church,
Cambridge, Mass., Father Sullivan has distributed over 3,600 medals of the
Blessed Virgin to circus people during the last 20 years. Shown here with one
of the star clowns, Father Sullivan is chaplain of the Circus Fans
Association, a group of over 1,000 circus lovers who have banded together to
break down prejudices against circus people. As part of his duties, Father
Sullivan visits every circus that comes to New England. (One of a Series)
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