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May 5, 2015 · Late 1950s, early 1960s Freak Show, Carnival. Kinolibrary. 204K subscribers. Subscribed. 223. 17K views 9 years ago. From the Kinolibrary archive film collections. To order the clip clean and...
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Dec 2, 2018 · Freak shows are one of the stranger elements of history. Although largely missing from the modern world, in eras gone by the freak show was a permanent fixtu...
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Get punkinloveee & h3artcrush - freak show (lyrics) | tell me pretty little lies: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/632LusrUF4XM1Q29DCUyww?si=fed75cc7bdc7486...
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- Wang The Human Unicorn
- Lionel The Lion Faced Man
- Isaac Sprague, The Living Skeleton
- Ella Harper, Camel Girl
- Cheng and Eng
- Schlitzie The Pinhead
Wang the human unicorn never actually performed in the freak show. He was found in Manchuria, China by an ambitious banker who snapped a photo in 1930 of the 13 inch horn growing from the back of his head. The photo was sent to Robert Ripley, who offered money to exhibit Wang in his Odditorium. Wang, however, was never heard from again.
Cristian Ramos was born in Poland 1891 covered in thick, long hair most likely due to a rare condition called hypertrichosis. His mother believed his appearance was caused her the fact that she witnessed his father get mauled by a lion when she was pregnant. She thought he was an abomination, giving him up at age 4 to a man named Sedlmayer who bega...
Isaac W. Sprague was born in 1841. He had a completely normal childhood, until he inexplicably began losing weight at the age of 12. He became a circus freak in 1865, performing in the sideshow as “the Living Skeleton” or “the Original Thin Man.” P.T. Barnum hired him to perform at his American Museum. After the building burned down, Sprague toured...
Freak show attraction Ella Harper, the Camel Girl, was born in 1873 with a condition called congenital genu recurvatum, which caused her knees to bend backward. She was featured in W. H. Harris’s Nickel Plate Circus in 1886, but there are no references to her after.
Chang and Eng Bunker, possibly the most famous circus freaks who ever lived, were conjoined twins born in 1811. A small piece of cartilage joined them at the sternum, and they had two complete livers that were fused together. Their condition and the location of their birth is the origin of the term “Siamese twins.” In 1829, they began touring the w...
Though he was billed as “The Last of the Aztecs,” Schlitzie was most likely born in The Bronx in 1901. He was born with a neurodevelopmental disorder called microcephaly, leaving him with a small brain and skull, and severe mental retardation. Schlitzie performed in sideshow attractions with many circuses. He began his film career with The Sideshow...
Watch Freakshow Free Online | 2 Seasons. Being a freak is a family affair for Todd Ray, who owns and operates the world-famous Venice Beach Freakshow with his wife and two children.
- Todd Ray, Danielle Ray, Asia Ray
- January 1, 2014
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Oct 18, 2021 · From the "four-legged girl" to the "dog-faced boy," meet the real people who starred in the Ringling Brothers' "freak show" acts of the late 19th century. From underpayment to exploitation, here's what it was really like to be a "freak show" performer.
American Horror Story: Freak Show is the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amidst the dying world of the American carny experience. Wed 10pm ET/PT.
