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Freak Shows

The term Freak Show generally refers to a show that features human anomalies. The generic term may refer both to a traditional 10-in-1 Sideshow or a Single-O.

See also: 
10-in-1 Shows
Freak Shows
SIDESHOW

Free Images

Coney Island Alzoria and Alligator Boy
Prince Randion Newspaper Ad 1907

Member Images

Otis "The Frog Boy" Pitchcard
Clyde Beatty Circus Sideshow, 1950
The Coney Island Dreamland Social Club by Edward J. Kelty, 1923
Facade of The Coney Island Dreamland Circus Sideshow in 1921
Singer's Congress of Human Freaks Letterhead
F.W. Glasier Photo of Ringling Brothers[?] Sideshow
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  • 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)

Venues of this type

  • Strange As It Seems at the 1939 New York World's Fair
  • Ward Hall "King Of The Sideshow"
  • Hubert's Museum
  • Dreamland Circus Sideshow

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