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CARNIVAL
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SEX!
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MORE
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Sideshow Banner Vs. Reality
Savage Sideshow: Exhibiting Africans As Freaks, by John Strausbaugh
The Nelson Supply House
Souvenirs of The Sideshow– Giant’s Rings
Johnny Meah Presents: “We’re On A Roll Now!”– A Brief History of Comedy Car Acts
The “Extraordinary Japanese Mermaid” of the Milwaukee Public Museum, by Karl Wolff
Leonard Trask “The Wonderful Invalid”
Hunger Artists: Fasting Wonders (by Rubin De Somer)
Charles Eisenmann’s Mounts and Backmarks
Sideshow Banner Painters