Lala Coolah at New Orleans American Legion Festival

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"View of the American Legion Fiesta, an outdoor circus or carnival located on South Claiborne Avenue between Canal Street and Tulane Avenue in the Mid-city neighborhood. A costumed woman and several men stand on a platform in front of a crowd of spectators. A boy is seen at the right on the platform and next to a drum. Illustrated banners hang from a framework and advertise a "Fire Eater" and "Lala-Coolah Half-Man Half-Woman." (From Louisiana Digital Library, The Historic New Orleans Collection, John T. Mendes Photograph Collection)

Date range:

1920s

Performer(s):

Lala Coolah

Act Type:

FREAKS, Half-Man Half-Woman, Half-And-Halfs, Hermaphrodites, Intersex, Fire Acts

Show type:

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