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Laurello Pitchbook from Dreamland, Coney Island

FREAKS
Unusual Size

Little People, Midgets, Dwarves (181)
Giants (73)
Fat Folk (194)
Human Skeleton, Living Skeleton, Thin Man (36)
Skin and Hair

Albinos (66)
Alligator Skin, Elephant Skin, Armadillo-Skin (14)
Bearded Ladies (96)
Hairy Folk (87)
Long Haired People (19)
Piebald People, Leopard-Skinned (18)
Rubber-Skin, Blue Men, Human Slates (2)
Odd Extremities

Armless (249)
Big Feet, Big Hands, Too Many Fingers (15)
Camel Girls, Pony Men, Dog Folk (14)
Extra Limbs (58)
Frog Folk, Turtle Folk, Bear Folk, Serpent Folk, Penguin Folk (46)
Legless (127)
Limbless (249)
Lobster Folk (11)
Seal Folk (1)
Spider-Boys (8)
Twins

Conjoined Twins (107)
Parasitic Twins (60)
Siamese Twins (117)
Misc Freaks

Anomalies (42)
Craniofacial Anomalies (47)
Half-Man Half-Woman, Half-And-Halfs, Hermaphrodites (87)
Handicapped/Helpless (38)
Modern Freaks (5)
Ossified (44)
Pinheads, Microcephalics (55)
Strange Talents (19)
BEASTS
Cats (12)
Birds (4)
Monkeys, Apes & Monkey Speedway (7)
Bears (4)
Dogs (9)
Elephants (57)
Flea Circus (51)
Freak Animals (35)
Horses (49)
Trained Animals (85)
FEATS
Acrobats (35)
Bicycle & Unicycle Acts (5)
Contortionists (22)
Daredevils (37)
Equilibrists (13)
Funambulists (10)
Fire Acts (35)
Human-Fish (1)
Iron Skull (5)
Knife Throwers (2)
Sharpshooters (3)
Strong Folk (21)
Whip-Crackers (1)
WORKING ACTS
Circassians (64)
Electric Acts (3)
Ethnic Curiosities (43)
Fakirs (14)
Gurners and Grimacers (10)
Human Blockhead (2)
Human Ostrich (3)
Human Pincushions (3)
Hunger Artists (22)
Regurgitators (5)
Snake Acts (79)
Sword Ladders (7)
Sword Swallowers (85)
Tattooed People (111)
Wild Folk (94)
NOVELTY/VARIETY
Burlesque (6)
Girl Show (12)
Jugglers (6)
Magicians (35)
Minstrels (20)
Musical Acts (60)
One-Man Bands (5)
Ventriloquists (11)
ODDBALLS
Eccentrics (7)
Geeks (5)
Long-Distance Travelers (9)
True Crime (2)
Unusual Artists and Craftsmen (16)
EXHIBITS
Enigmas (1)
Frauds and Humbugs (21)
Gaffs (16)
Hoaxes (5)
Mummies (6)
Pickled Punks / Life Shows (4)
Unusual Artists & Incredible Craftsmen (16)
Glassblowers (1)
Wax Museums (15)
Whale Shows, Sea Monsters, Etc. (5)

SIDESHOW
10-in-1 Shows (31)
Freak Shows (117)
Geek Shows (2)
Grind Shows (2)
Pit Shows (9)
Single-O (19)
DIME MUSEUM
Anatomical Museums (15)
Crime Shows (4)
Drug/Dope Shows (6)
Life Shows & Pickled Punk Shows (1)
Mechanical and Miniature Shows (1)
Store Shows (24)
Wax Shows (10)
CARNIVAL
CIRCUS
Trained Animal Shows (12)
Menagerie (4)
VAUDEVILLE
Jugglers (3)
European Variety & Novelty (132)
Comedy Acts (12)
Ventriloquists (2)
SEX ! ! !
Circassians (44)
Girl Shows (10)
Burlesque (1)
MISC.
Amusement Parks (106)
Athletic Shows (5)
Black-Tent Cinema (0)
Electric Shows, X-Ray Shows, etc. (1)
Illusion Shows (7)
Medicine Show (4)
Motordome (1)
Panoramas (3)
Religious Shows (0)
Torture Shows (4)
Wild West (9)
World's Fairs/Expositions (15)
MORE
Freak and Novelty Performer Advertising (7)
The Unknown Performers (2)
Showmen & Promoters (58)
Balloons and Airships (1)
Banners & Banner Painters (41)
Confections, Snacks and Refreshments (10)
Fortune Tellers, Psychics, Spirtualists (12)
Punch & Judy, Puppets, Marionettes (10)
Trade Publications (13)
Funhouse, Dark Ride, Spook Show (2)

Image Details

Pamphlet sold at Martin's initial appearance at Dreamland, Coney Island. In the lower right corner of the sketch is signed: "Georgia Wilkinson. Sketched by holding pen with the teeth. New York June, 1921"

Date range:

1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s

Performer(s):

Act Type:

FREAKS, Strange Talents, Contortionists

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