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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.

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Dave Rosen’s Wonderland Sideshow

Added Apr 28 2025

Al G. Barnes Sideshow with Desmuke & Elsie-John

Added Jan 5 2025

Wonderland Circus Sideshow, Coney Island

Added Dec 31 2024

Dreamland Circus Sideshow & Stubenbord’s Restaurant

Added Dec 30 2024

Otis “The Frog Boy” Pitchcard

Added May 17 2020

Clyde Beatty Circus Sideshow, 1950

Added May 30 2019

The Coney Island Dreamland Social Club by Edward J. Kelty, 1923

Added Nov 6 2016

Facade of The Coney Island Dreamland Circus Sideshow in 1921

Added Nov 6 2016

Singer’s Congress of Human Freaks Letterhead

Added Nov 6 2016

F.W. Glasier Photo of Ringling Brothers[?] Sideshow

Added Apr 13 2016

World’s Fair Museum Sideshow

Added Sep 12 2015

Coney Island Alzoria and Alligator Boy

Added Apr 19 2015

Ella Harper “Camel Girl”

Added Apr 4 2015

Jeanie & Al Tomaini

Added Apr 2 2015

Zandau

Added Mar 30 2015

Bill Cole “Quarter Man”

Added Mar 29 2015

Mary Ann Bevan “World’s Ugliest Woman”

Added Jan 18 2015

Mickey Mignon and Her Son Tony

Added Jan 18 2015

Prince Randion Flyer

Added Jan 4 2015

Prince Randion Newspaper Ad 1907

Added Jan 4 2015

Johann K. Petursson

Added Oct 28 2014

Grace McDaniel (in Color)

Added Oct 17 2014

Eko and Iko

Added Jul 13 2014

Coney Island Sideshow

Added Jul 6 2014

Catherine McDonald in Family Portrait in Convex Bubble Glass Frame

Added Jul 5 2014

Freak Show At Coney Island

Added Jun 26 2014

Congress Of Living Freaks

Added Jun 25 2014

Unidentified Man With Horse’s Tail (Colon T. Updike?)

Added Jun 25 2014

Irma Loustau “Die Pantherdame”

Added Jun 25 2014

Capt. Rudolf Ivanovitch in Street Clothes

Added Jun 25 2014

Capt. Rudolf Ivanovitch (Stage III)

Added Jun 25 2014

Capt. Rudolf Ivanovitch (Stage II)

Added Jun 25 2014

Capt. Rudolf Ivanovitch (Stage I)

Added Jun 25 2014

Belle Carter “Woman with the Horse’s Tail”

Added Jun 24 2014

Mah-Me of The Sacred Hairy Family of Burmah

Added Jun 24 2014

Maphoon of The Sacred Hairy Family of Burmah

Added Jun 24 2014

Sacred Hairy Family of Burmah

Added Jun 24 2014

Moung Phoset of the “Sacred Hairy Family of Burmah”

Added Jun 24 2014

The Sacred Hairy Family of Burmah by EISENMANN

Added Jun 24 2014

Wolfboy and Wildman (Armond Carloman “The Piebald Youth” and Fortune Clofulla “The Gorilla Boy”)

Added Jun 24 2014

Alice Dougherty with her family

Added Jun 24 2014

Baby Galyon Brothers with Parents

Added Jun 24 2014

Letterhead for John Hix’s “Strange As It Seems” Show, 1939

Added Jun 23 2014

A Map To Johann K. Petursson “Viking Giant’s” Trailer

Added Jun 23 2014

Russian Prince Nicholi

Added Jun 23 2014

Something About The Tallest Man and Woman IN The World, Capt. M.V. Bates and Wife (12 Pages)

Added Jun 22 2014

Clifford Thompson

Added Jun 22 2014

Mary & Anna, Honduran Twins (4 pages)

Added Jun 22 2014

Life History of Cliff Thompson (4 pages)

Added Jun 22 2014

Eddie Masher, His Own Story & Observations (4 Pages)

Added Jun 22 2014

Gottlieb & Elfrieda Fischer “Biography of the Giant Couple”

Added Jun 21 2014

AGNA, The Man Woman (10 Pages)

Added Jun 21 2014

Medusa Van Allen Pitchbook [Ver. 1] (4 Pages)

Added Jun 21 2014

Medusa Van Allen Pitchbook [Ver. 2] (4 Pages)

Added Jun 21 2014

Benjamin G. Green “The Alligator Man” (8 Pages)

Added Jun 21 2014

Biography Of Shadow Harry V. Lewis (4 Pages)

Added Jun 21 2014

Benjamin G. Green “The Alligator Skin Man” (4 Pages)

Added Jun 21 2014

“Life Story of Frank Worden, The Ossified Man” (4 Pages)

Added May 4 2014

Jones Twins Pitchbook “Two Babies One One Body” (4 Pages)

Added May 4 2014

Mah Me of the “Sacred Hairy Family of Burmah”

Added Apr 26 2014

“Life History of Francesco A. Lentini” (4 Pages)

Added Apr 26 2014

Biography of Prince Randion (4 Pages)

Added Apr 26 2014

Johnny Jones World of Living Wonders With Caucasian Prince Randion

Added Apr 13 2014

Dodson’s Side Show, 1928

Added Apr 6 2014

Interior of Barnum’s Sideshow Tent

Added Apr 6 2014

Pitchbook for Betty MacGregor “Stella”(4 Pages)

Added Apr 4 2014

Catherine McDonald

Added Mar 13 2014

May-Joe, as a baby

Added Mar 13 2014

May-Joe, 1909 with Buffalo Bill

Added Mar 13 2014

May-Joe, 1909 with Buffalo Bill

Added Mar 13 2014

Chang and Eng Bunker by The London Stereographic Company

Added Mar 13 2014

Chang and Eng Bunker by C.D. FREDRICKS

Added Mar 13 2014

Chang and Eng Bunker Phrenology

Added Mar 12 2014

Chang and Eng Bunker Stereoview

Added Mar 12 2014

Jones’ Twins

Added Mar 11 2014

Tocci Brothers

Added Mar 11 2014

Tocci Brothers with their parents and brother

Added Mar 11 2014

Chang and Eng Bunker and two of their children

Added Mar 11 2014

Chang and Eng Bunker’s Wives

Added Mar 9 2014

Chang and Eng Bunker

Added Mar 9 2014

Ernie & Len

Added Mar 9 2014

Jean and Jacques Libbera Pitchbook (4 Pages)

Added Mar 9 2014

Jean and Jacques Libbera

Added Mar 9 2014

Jean and Jacques Libbera

Added Mar 9 2014

GIOVANNI & GIACOMO Tocci

Added Mar 9 2014

Tocci Brothers, Nude

Added Mar 9 2014