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1900-1919

Member Images - Dates

Commodore Foote & Sister Envelope
Baby Elephant On The Beach, Luna Park, Coney Island
Three Tourists and a Ferris Wheel Tintype
Unidentified Fat Lady
Looping the Loop, Shell Border, Coney Island
J.L. Shirah, Tricycle-Bound Rifleman
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Performers active

  • A-Go aka "The Mexican Wonder" in Pinheads, Microcephalics
  • A.J. Murphy aka "The Armless and Legless Wonder", aka "The Klondyker", aka "The Irish Klondyker" in Armless, in Legless, in Limbless, in Handicapped/Helpless
  • "A-No.1" aka "Champion Tramp of The World" in Long-Distance Travelers
  • The Abernathy Boys in Long-Distance Travelers
  • Admiral Dot aka Leopold S. Kahn in Little People, Midgets, Dwarves
  • Adolph and Rudolph aka Rudolph and Adolph in Siamese Twins, in Frauds and Humbugs, in Gaffs
  • Ajax aka Joseph Milana, aka "King of Swords", aka "Arabian Sword Swallower" in Fire Acts, in Trained Animals, in WORKING ACTS, in Sword Swallowers
  • Alice Doherty aka "Minnesota Woolly Baby", aka "Alice The Wonder", aka Alice Elizabeth Doherty in Hairy Folk
  • Annie Jones aka "Infant Esau" in FREAKS, in Bearded Ladies
  • Arthur Troutt aka "The Human Fish" in FEATS, in Human-Fish
  • Ashbury Benjamin aka Ash in FREAKS, in Piebald People, Leopard-Skinned
  • Asra in Pinheads, Microcephalics
  • Aurora and Natali aka "Aztecs" in Pinheads, Microcephalics
  • Baneeta West in Armless, in Limbless
  • Barnello aka "The Fire King", aka "The Man From The Moon", aka "The Human Volcano", aka "The King Of Fire Kings" in FEATS, in Fire Acts
  • Barney Nelson aka "Turtle Boy", aka "Stump-Armed Child", aka "Armless Phenomenon" in Armless, in Unusual Artists and Craftsmen, in Unusual Artists & Incredible Craftsmen
  • Bayrooty Troupe aka Bayrooti Troupe in Acrobats, in Jugglers, in Musical Acts, in Ethnic Curiosities
  • Belle Carter aka "The Girl With The Horse's Tail" in Hairy Folk
  • Ki Ki Blitz aka Ki Ki "The Man Monkey", aka "The Original Haba-Haba Man", aka Harry L. Blitz, aka "The Zulu" in Wild Folk
  • Alice Bounds, "The Bear Girl" aka Ursa, aka "She-Bear", aka Johanna Bounds (mother), aka "Mama-Bear & Bear-Cub" in FREAKS, in Frog Folk, Turtle Folk, Bear Folk, Serpent Folk, Penguin Folk
  • Thomas Brockman aka "The Nubian Giant" in Giants
  • Captain Louis Sorcho aka “The Champion Deep-Sea Diver of the World” in FEATS, in Daredevils
  • Charles Tripp in Armless, in Limbless
  • Chevalier Cliquot aka "The World's Greatest Sword Swallower", aka Frederick McLone, aka "The Human Scabbard" in Sword Swallowers
  • Cipriano Maghanoy aka "The Philipino Limbless Wonder" in Armless, in Legless, in Limbless
  • Milly D’Arcy aka Nelly D’Arcy in WORKING ACTS, in Snake Acts
  • Delphi "The Girl With The Orange Head" in Pinheads, Microcephalics
  • Diavolo aka "Loop-The-Loop on A Bicycle" in Daredevils
  • The Doll Family aka The Earles, aka Grace, Harry, Daisy, Tiny Earles, aka "The Tiny Town Review", aka Grace, Tiny, Harry & Daisy Schneider in Little People, Midgets, Dwarves
  • Eddie Masher aka Skeleton Dude in FREAKS, in Human Skeleton, Living Skeleton, Thin Man
  • Elsia "The Human Paradox and Physical Phenomenon" aka Elsia Baker, aka Elsie Stirk, aka "Two Bodies In One", aka "Nature's Strangest Vagary", aka "P.T. Barnum's Double-Bodied Woman" in Half-Man Half-Woman, Half-And-Halfs, Hermaphrodites
  • Flying Wild Cart Off High Jump [d] in Daredevils
  • Frank Lentini aka Francesco A. Lentini, aka "3 Legged Wonder" in FREAKS, in Odd Extremities, in Extra Limbs, in Parasitic Twins
  • Freddie Esele aka "Armless Wonder", aka Frank Esele in FREAKS, in Armless, in Limbless
  • Dare-Devil Leslie Gadsby [d] in Daredevils
  • George Stall aka "The Wild Man From Mexico", aka George Mex in Wild Folk
  • George Williams aka "Turtle Boy", aka "Turtle George", aka "King Dodo From The Fiji Islands" in FREAKS, in Odd Extremities, in Frog Folk, Turtle Folk, Bear Folk, Serpent Folk, Penguin Folk
  • Lucio and Simplicio Godino aka The Samar Twins, aka The Godina Brothers in Conjoined Twins, in Siamese Twins
  • The Gondins aka "The Brazilian Gondins", aka Euclides Gondin, aka Robert Gondin, aka Martha Gondin, aka Martha Schwartz in Little People, Midgets, Dwarves, in Magicians
  • Gondio and Apexia aka Gondio Rao, aka Gondia and Lakine (Lukshana Bai), aka "The Boy With The Monkey's Head", aka "The Missing Link", aka Godina, aka Gondo, aka "A-Go" [possibly] in FREAKS, in Pinheads, Microcephalics
  • Grace Gilbert aka "Kee-Bo, Child of Fire", aka "Kee-Boo", aka Kee-Bo"" in Bearded Ladies, in Hairy Folk
  • Harry Decoursey aka Captain Harry Decoursey, aka William H. Decoursey, aka Denny in Tattooed People
  • Harry Houdini aka Eric Weiss, aka Erik Weisz, aka "Handcuff King", aka "King of Cards" in Magicians
  • Helen Parks aka "Princess Wee Wee", aka Mrs. S.D. Hopp, aka "Midget Wonder" in Little People, Midgets, Dwarves
  • William H. Hill aka William "Red" Hill in Daredevils, in Funambulists
  • Carrie Holt in FREAKS, in Unusual Size, in Fat Folk
  • John Huber aka Jack Huber, aka “Terre Haute’s Armless Phenomenon” in Armless, in Limbless
  • Frank B. Hubin
  • Irma Loustau aka "Die Pantherdame", aka "The Panther Woman" in FREAKS, in Hairy Folk
  • James Coffey aka John Coffey, aka "Skeleton Dude" in Human Skeleton, Living Skeleton, Thin Man
  • James Mandy aka "The Man With The Ivory Dome", aka "Hard-Headed Man" in Strange Talents, in Iron Skull, in WORKING ACTS
  • Jo Jo "The Russian Dog-Faced Boy" aka "The Human Skye Terrier", aka Fedor Jeftichew in FREAKS, in Hairy Folk
  • Jolly Bonita aka "Midget Fat Lady", aka "Irish Fat Midget" in Little People, Midgets, Dwarves, in Fat Folk
  • Julian Putzkewitsch aka "The Russian Sword Swallower" in Sword Swallowers
  • The Korean Twins aka Liu Soon and Liu Tang San, aka Liou-Tang-Sen and Liou-Seng-Sen in Conjoined Twins, in Siamese Twins
  • Krao aka Krao Farini in FREAKS, in Hairy Folk
  • Lady Little aka "The Doll Lady" in Little People, Midgets, Dwarves
  • Lala Coolah aka "The Man-Venus", aka "He, She, or It", aka Lalla Coolah, aka La La Koola in Half-Man Half-Woman, Half-And-Halfs, Hermaphrodites
  • Joseph M. Leffler in Albinos
  • Les Himalayas aka Gondio & Apexia in Pinheads, Microcephalics
  • Lewis Love aka Louis Love in FREAKS, in Frog Folk, Turtle Folk, Bear Folk, Serpent Folk, Penguin Folk, in Anomalies
  • Lillian Mahoney aka "Airy Fairy" in Albinos
  • Mac Norton aka Claude Louis Delair, aka "The Human Aquarium" in FEATS, in Regurgitators
  • Madam Olga aka Jane Barnell, aka Lady Olga, aka Princess Olga, aka Lady Olga Roderick in Bearded Ladies
  • Madam Devere aka Jane Devere, aka Mary Ann Persinger Devere, aka "The Kentucky Wonder" in Bearded Ladies
  • Madame Howard aka "La Femme la Tete Lion", aka "The Lion-Faced Lady", aka "Leonine" in Bearded Ladies, in Hairy Folk
  • Madame Sidonia De Barcsy in Bearded Ladies
  • Marie Devere aka "Queen of The Swords" in Sword Swallowers
  • Maxine Mina aka "Filipino Four-Legged Girl" in FREAKS, in Odd Extremities, in Extra Limbs, in Parasitic Twins
  • Mr. & Mrs. N.G. Winner aka N.G.W. Winner, aka Mary Jane Winner in Little People, Midgets, Dwarves
  • Myrtle Corbin aka Josephine Myrtle Corbin, aka "Four-Legged Girl", aka Josephine Myrtle Bicknell in FREAKS, in Extra Limbs
  • Nora aka Nora in Hairy Folk
  • Paul Desmuke aka Judge Desmuke, aka Peter Dismuki, aka "The Armless Wonder" in Armless, in Limbless
  • Johann K. Petursson aka "The Icelandic Viking Giant" in FREAKS, in Unusual Size, in Giants
  • Piramal & Sami aka Piramel & Sami, aka Piramal & Sami, aka Perumal Sami, aka Peroomal and Samy, aka "Double Bodied Hindoo Enigma", aka "Double Bodied Boy" in FREAKS, in Extra Limbs, in Parasitic Twins
  • Princess Wee Wee aka Harriet Elizabeth Williams, aka Princess Weenie Wee, aka "The Animated Chocolate Eclair" in FREAKS, in Unusual Size, in Little People, Midgets, Dwarves
  • Radica Doodica aka "The Orissa Twins", aka Radica and Doodica Neik, aka "Hindoo Twins" in FREAKS, in Conjoined Twins, in Siamese Twins
  • Prince Randion aka Prince Randian, aka "Armless & Legless Wonder", aka "The Living Torso", aka "Caterpillar Man", aka "Snake Man", aka "World's Greatest Living Wonder", aka "Half-Man", aka "The Hindoo Wonder", aka Rardion in FREAKS, in Armless, in Legless, in Limbless
  • Rattlesnake Pete aka Peter Gruber in Snake Acts, in ODDBALLS, in Unusual Artists and Craftsmen, in Unusual Artists & Incredible Craftsmen
  • Rob Roy in Albinos
  • Samuel Parks aka "Hopp, The Frog Boy", aka Samuel David Parks in Little People, Midgets, Dwarves, in Frog Folk, Turtle Folk, Bear Folk, Serpent Folk, Penguin Folk
  • Sascha aka "Hair strength Gladiator" in Skin and Hair, in Long Haired People, in Strong Folk
  • The Shields Brothers aka George Shields, aka Shade (Shadrack) Shields, aka The Texas Giants, aka Jack Shields, aka Frank (John Franklin) Shields, aka Guss (Augustus) Shields in Giants
  • Su Kong T’ai Djin aka T’ai Djin, aka "The Chinese Werewolf Boy" in Hairy Folk
  • The Seven Sutherland Sisters aka Sarah Sutherland in Skin and Hair, in Long Haired People
  • The Black Diamond aka "Big Mouth", aka George Williams in Strange Talents
  • Catherine McDonald aka Virginia Catherine McDonald in FREAKS, in Extra Limbs, in Parasitic Twins
  • Walter R. Cole aka "Human Splinter", aka "Broadway's Famous Skeleton Dude" in Human Skeleton, Living Skeleton, Thin Man
  • Wild Rose aka "The Monkey Girl from Yucatan", aka "The Yucatan Wonder" in Pinheads, Microcephalics
  • John Williams aka "Alligator-Skin Boy" in FREAKS, in Alligator Skin, Elephant Skin, Armadillo-Skin
  • Zip aka William Henry Johnson, aka "What-Is-It", aka "King of The Freaks", aka William Henry Garfield Johnston in FREAKS, in Pinheads, Microcephalics, in Wild Folk

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