Although little-known today, many of the characters in these images became the most famous - and wealthiest - stars of their generation in England and the New World.
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.
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Remarkable black and white images show the small, large,and malformed individuals who were exhibited as human curiosities to the paying public in the United States
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.
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'Freak Shows' were a popular form of entertainment between the 16th and 19th Centuries. Despite changing attitudes towards disabilities our 21st Century society is itself a 'Freak Show'.
Freak shows and oddities from the vault of history.
"Freak shows", also known as “exhibitions of biological rarities,” featured physically unusual humans. As far back as the medieval period, deformed people were treated as objects of interest and entertainment .Freak shows were at their height of popularity in the 19th century, attracting audiences at amusement parks, circuses, dime museums, and vaudeville shows. Although the term “freak show” has negative connotations today, these exhibitions left an indelible mark on popular culture, influencing literature, art, and our understanding of human diversity.
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