A look at some of the famous human oddities of the Golden Age of Freak Shows; part one of a three part series examining the phenomen of exhibiting human oddities from 1830-today.
Below is a brief history of several tattooed ladies from the past. All of them have interesting stories as to why they were tattooed in a time when it was so taboo.
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In the 19th and most of the 20th century, humankind’s obsession with all things weird and freaky could only be satisfied with a trip to the circus freak show. There, our ancestors could ogle people afflicted with skin conditions, deformities, and eccentricities, and sometimes people who just happened to be from another culture that the […]
The women in these amazing images managed achieving stardom in the US and in Britain and rose to become the wealthiest and powerful personalities of their generation.
Black-and-white photographs of the performers show 'Aztec' children, obese boxing sisters and dozens of others made famous in the 'freak show' circuit in the 19th Century.
Вплоть до начала XX в цирках выступали весьма необычные артисты, часть из которых имела различные врожденные недостатки или обладала какими-то способностями. Именно с такими артистами вы поз
Circus performances often bring to spectators funny and refreshing moments, help them eliminate fatigue, or relax. But sometimes some also m...
People have always been fascinated by the strange and weird, and this fascination found a thriving home in the circus sideshows of the past two centuries. The banners that advertised the wonders within were hand painted with vibrant colors and images that would draw even the most morally upright into the mysteries of the sideshow. […]
Adgie and her trained lions - 1897
Once popular, until changes in attitudes led to the decline of freak shows as a form of popular entertainment, check out the complete freak show history.
Circusmuseum.nl, is "the ultimate image bank" of circus posters, photos and prints — with nearly eight thousand circus posters from 1880 to the present, from the Netherlands to America.
Anna Swan was born in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia on August 6th, 1846. She was a large baby. She began her life at eighteen pounds and...
trapeze-artist-photo-gaston-paris- circus art Archives - Ceramics and Pottery Arts and Resources
The Fiji Mermaid was an object of fantasy but for a long time it was on display as a specimen that many people believed was real.
Find the perfect french anthropomorphic circus spider stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. Available for both RF and RM licensing.
some oddball stuff from history
