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See also: Sharpshooters

See also: Acrobats

See also: Contortionists

See also: Daredevils

See also: Equilibrists

See also: Fire Acts

See also: Knife Throwers

See also: Strong Folk

See also: Whip-Crackers

See also: Funambulists

See also: Iron Skull

See also: Human-Fish

See also: Bicycle & Unicycle Acts

See also: Mechanical Man/Living Doll/Robot Man/Living Statue

See also: Buried Alive/Suspended Animation

See also: Bag Puncher

Performers in this category:

Signora Josephine Girardelli

John Bradshow

Alfred Pilgrim

Dufrane “The Human Anvil”

James Wilson

Rasmus Nielsen

Captain Ringman Mach

Kronos

Captain Louis Sorcho

Billy Wells

James Mandy

Sailor Jim White

Eugene Feralto

Sascha

LULU

William H. Hill

Girobollo

Mac Norton

Arthur Troutt

Laurello

Eli Bowen

Bayrooty Troupe

Charlie Lucas

Edward S. Willis

Leona Young

Singlee

“Mephisto”

Leo Lemarra

Leal, Carlos

Keoki ito

Flamo

Don Carlos

Chief El Diablo

Andy Briskie

Milo Milse

Capt. Don Leslie

Delno Fritz

Johnny Meah

Ajax

Over Niagara Falls Martha Wagenfuhrer (In a Barrel) [d]

Over Niagara Falls Mrs. Anna Edson Taylor (In a Barrel) [d]

Over Niagara Falls Professor Jenkins (On a Velicipede) [d]

Jean Lussier (Over Niagara Falls In a Rubber Ball)

Blondin

Zacchini, The Human Projectile [ms p52]

The Great Wilno

The Great Del Rae [d]

Fritz Schindler

Only Diving Bicycle Rider [ms p52]

Loop The Loop, Canistota, SD [d]

Giant Ball Loop-The-Loop [d]

Dare-Devil Leslie Gadsby [d]

Flying Wild Cart Off High Jump [d]

Diavolo

The Great Farini

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Signora Josephine Girardelli Handbill

Added Jul 5 2025

J.X. Chabert “Medical Notice”

Added May 25 2025

The Red Demons by Barnello (24 Pages)

Added May 24 2025

Hovey Burgess Montage Juggling Clubs and Balls

Added May 2 2025

Hovey Burgess Rides a Unicycle and Juggles Rings

Added May 2 2025

Hovey Burgess

Added Apr 29 2025

Singlee On A Beach, Biting a Steel Rod

Added Dec 31 2024

Anato Hayes

Added Dec 30 2024

Delno Fritz

Added Dec 29 2024

Chief White Hawk “Cherokee Indian Fire Worshiper”

Added Dec 29 2024

Sexy Woman Knife-Juggler

Added Dec 28 2024

Unidentified Lady Strongman

Added Oct 26 2024

Strongman, Possibly George Levasseur

Added Aug 31 2024

George Herz “World’s Champion Punching Bag Manipulator”

Added Aug 4 2024

Capt. Louis Sorcho

Added Jun 2 2024

SANDWINA “Strongest Woman In The World”

Added Mar 3 2024

Volna “The Man Mystery”

Added Feb 25 2024

Josephine GIRARDELLI “THE FIREPROOF WOMAN”

Added Dec 25 2023

The Three Russells Knife Throwing Act

Added Dec 25 2023

The Three Russells Knife Act

Added Dec 25 2023

Russell’s Knife Throwing Act

Added Dec 25 2023

The Three Russells Knife Throwing Act

Added Dec 25 2023

Eli Bowen Broadside, As The Wild Man

Added Sep 4 2023

The Vagges “Novelty Bagpunchers”

Added Sep 3 2023

Lady Bag Puncher

Added Aug 26 2023

Mechanical Man

Added Aug 26 2023

Clarence Kirby [?] Jr., Midget Strongman

Added Aug 21 2023

Miss Corinne Nienstedt “Hypnotic Burial”

Added Jul 24 2023

Princesse Dalhi

Added Jul 24 2023

Girl In A Glass Coffin

Added Jul 24 2023

The Bancrofts “Knife-Throwers”

Added Jul 23 2023

James Wilson “The Expansionist” I

Added Jul 22 2023

James Wilson “The Expansionist” II

Added Jul 21 2023

Dufrane “The Human Anvil”

Added Jul 20 2023

Mermaid Woman Equilibrist Balancing On Ball

Added Jul 16 2023

John Alex “The Wonderman”

Added Jul 3 2023

Unidentified Cannonball Catcher

Added Jul 3 2023

Rasmus Nielsen “Lifting 250 lbs. By His Breasts”

Added Jul 2 2023

The Great Nippulini

Added Jul 1 2023

Unidentified Knife-Thrower & Target Girl

Added Jun 26 2023

Captain Ringman Mach “European-American-Australian Artist”

Added Jun 25 2023

Capt. Ringman Mach “American Athlete”

Added Jun 25 2023

Captain Ringman Mack

Added Jun 25 2023

Captain Ringman Mack

Added Jun 25 2023

Captain Ringman Mach

Added Jun 25 2023

Captain Ringman Mach

Added Jun 25 2023

Captain Ringman Mach

Added Jun 25 2023

Arcaris Knife Thrower Montage

Added Jun 25 2023

Arcaris and Conchita

Added Jun 25 2023

James Mandy “Stonehead Man”

Added Jun 25 2023

Billy Wells, “Iron Skull Man”

Added Jun 25 2023

Sharpshooter K.A. Furner

Added Jun 25 2023

Arthur Rose “The Mechanical Doll” Advertises A Tailor

Added Jun 24 2023

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Kronos “The Superman” Souvenir Bent Nails

Added Apr 18 2023

Rigoberto Carillo, “The Sloth Man”

Added Oct 9 2022

James Mandy “The Man With The Solid Ivory Dome”

Added Sep 12 2022

Ricardo Nelson “The World’s Strongest Man”

Added Sep 5 2022

Doll Family on Platform with The Great Waldo Banner

Added Jun 12 2022

Hamer[?], Fire Eater On Australian Bally Stage

Added Apr 3 2022

The Texans, “Knife-Throwers”

Added Jan 10 2022

Sailor Jim White’s Business Card

Added Dec 6 2021

Eugene Feralto

Added Nov 7 2021

Eugene Feralto, Living Skeleton & Strongman

Added Nov 7 2021

Eugene Feralto, Strongman

Added Nov 7 2021

Eugene Feralto, Strongman & Living Skeleton

Added Nov 7 2021

Unidentified Contortionist on An Early Tintype

Added Oct 24 2021

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Foy Large & Frank Morgner

Added Oct 24 2021

Large and Morgner “An Act That Is Positively Unique”

Added Oct 24 2021

Large & Morgner “Two Men and Two Legs”

Added Oct 24 2021

Major O’Satyrdae “Fire Manipulator”

Added May 23 2021

Skeets Hubbard Tows A Wagon With His Eyelids

Added May 23 2021

Unidentified Living Skeleton Contortionist

Added May 15 2021

Unidentified Living Skeleton Contortionist

Added May 15 2021

“Zanelly,” The Acrobat Ice Cream Lid

Added Oct 3 2020

Hardy “The American Blondin”

Added Oct 3 2020

Will H. Hill “Death-Defying Daredevil”

Added Sep 27 2020

Wm “Red” Hill with Stathakis Niagra Falls Death Barrel

Added Sep 27 2020

Americo “Indian Rubber Man”

Added Sep 27 2020

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Laurello Pitchbook from Dreamland, Coney Island

Added Sep 26 2020

Red Hill Went Over Niagara Falls In A Barrel

Added Jul 28 2020

Libby & Nilsson “Thrills & Fun On Tires”

Added Jul 26 2020

Frank E. Fithen “Armless Cyclist”

Added May 17 2020

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Lala Coolah at New Orleans American Legion Festival

Added Jun 1 2019

Clyde Beatty Circus Sideshow, 1950

Added May 30 2019

Black Fire-Eaters from Whirling Dervish Act, Berlin

Added May 19 2019

Barnello “Human Volcano”

Added May 19 2019

An Egyptian Fire Eater, Unidentified Coney Island Performer

Added May 19 2019

Sascha “The Hair Gladiator” Business Card

Added May 12 2019

Tex Sullivan & Lorraine “Western Novelty” Act

Added May 5 2019

Billy Wells “Iron Skull Man”

Added Mar 12 2019

Angeles “Angel” Villa Garzol Strong Woman

Added Aug 15 2018

The Masked Percher

Added Aug 15 2018

Laurello and His Dog Frisco Write To F.W. Miller

Added May 25 2018

Habu “The Man With The Iron Tongue”

Added May 19 2018

Habu “The Man With The Iron Tongue”

Added May 19 2018

Lourello “The Man With A Revolving Head” At Coney Island

Added May 19 2018

Princess Estella on the Lot, in Front of the Bannerline

Added May 2 2018

Eli Bowen

Eli Bowen, Wife, Children and Pet Goat

Added Jan 7 2018

New European Dime Museum Handbill

Added Jul 31 2017

David Logsdon, Contortionist, Show Owner & Female Impersonator

Added Jan 8 2017

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Bayrooty Troupe

Added Nov 22 2016

Egan Twist & Harry Doll (Harry Earles) Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus Publicity Photo

Added Nov 5 2016

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Tanit-Ikao and One of Her Deadly Snakes

Added Apr 18 2016

Clico “The Dancing Bushman” with Minstrel Band on Bally Platform

Added Apr 17 2016

Marie Kitchen, Contortionist

Added Apr 16 2016

Kinko “Albino Contortionist”

Added Apr 11 2016

Barnum Hippodrome Concert Tradecard

Added Mar 20 2016

“Barnum Says So” Concert Tradecard

Added Mar 20 2016

Crounse United Shows Bannerline

Added Sep 28 2015

Capt. Don Leslie “America’s Most Colorful Sword swallower”

Added Jul 26 2015

Capt. Don Leslie “Mr. Sideshow”

Added Jul 26 2015

Kohl & Middleton’s Dime Museum Equilibrist

Added Jul 26 2015

Barnum & Bailey’s Sideshow and Museum Bannerline

Added Jul 25 2015

Willie Bowlegs “Seminole Indian Sword-Swallower”

Added Apr 4 2015

Floyd “Spider Boy”

Added Mar 29 2015

Aquaro, Der Frosch Konig

Added Mar 29 2015

The Great Marlow “A Study In Frogology”

Added Mar 29 2015

Croak “Frog Boy”

Added Mar 29 2015

Velvety Jester Contortionist

Added Mar 29 2015

Hoppie, The Frog Boy (2 Pages)

Added Mar 28 2015

The Original Gutis

Added Feb 28 2015

The Great Marlow “Frogology”

Added Feb 25 2015

Monsieur Gouffe “Celebrated Man-Monkey”

Added Jan 8 2015

Sherman Watkins “Wildman” and “Spider-Boy” Acrobat

Added Jan 3 2015

Sherman Watkins “Wildman” and “Spider-Boy” Acrobat

Added Jan 3 2015

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Samuel Dixon Crossing Niagara

Added Dec 14 2014

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Charles Blondin Cooks on the Wire

Added Oct 30 2014

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Andrew Jenkins Crosses Niagara River

Added Oct 30 2014

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Clifford Calverly crossing Niagara Whirlpool Rapids

Added Oct 30 2014

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Lulu “The Man Bird”

Added Oct 28 2014

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Leona Young

Added Oct 21 2014

Lulu “The Man Bird”

Added Oct 18 2014

Zazel

Added Oct 18 2014

Zazel, In Repose

Added Oct 18 2014

Farini’s Lulu?

Added Oct 18 2014

Farini, “El Niño” and Madame Farini

Added Oct 18 2014

Anato Hayes on Cetlin and Wilson Shows

Added Oct 17 2014

Prof. U. Milse

Added Sep 28 2014

Sascha “Der berühmte Haar Kraft Gladiator” (Hair-Strength Gladiator)

Added Sep 28 2014

The Dorking’s Bicycle Act

Added Sep 28 2014

Diavolo “Human Salamander”

Added Aug 13 2014

Andy Briskie On Carson & Barnes Circus

Added Jul 31 2014

Captain Paul Boyton (4 Pages)

Added Jul 27 2014

Captain Paul Boyton

Added Jul 27 2014

Bird Millman

Added Jul 27 2014

Free Images

Dolly Dutton’s Sheet Music

Added May 31, 2025

Wonderland Circus Sideshow, Coney Island

Added December 31, 2024

1893 Newspaper Advertisement For The Tocci Brothers and Chevalier Cliquot

Added March 30, 2024

1893 Newspaper Advertisement For The Tocci Brothers and Chevalier Cliquot

Added March 30, 2024

HORROR STORIES Pulp Cover Two-Headed Girl (December 1940)

Added January 28, 2024

Baby Irene “Fat Lady” Cashes In On Laughs (1950)

Added December 26, 2023

1937 Philadelphia Store Show Facade

Added July 22, 2023

Mr. & Mrs. Chauncy Morlan at Huber’s 14th Street Museum

Added July 21, 2023

Hulett Pest Control Spokesmen, Dwarfs John and Greg Rice

Added January 31, 2023

Foy Large & Frank Morgner

Added October 24, 2021