Sideshow Collection (page 4)

VERMONT: SIDESHOW, 1941. The Fattest Man sideshow at the Vermont State Fair in Rutland, Vermont. Photograph by Jack Delano, September 1941

LOUISIANA: SIDESHOW, 1938. Snake eater at a fair in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Photograph by Russell Lee, November 1938

VERMONT STATE FAIR, 1941. Barker at a sideshow at the Vermont State Fair in Rutland, September 1941. Photographed by Jack Delano

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), 1887-88 (oil on canvas)
XOS1127611 Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), 1887-88 (oil on canvas) by Seurat, Georges Pierre (1859-91); 99.7x149.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

CONEY ISLAND: SIDESHOW. A Free Show at Dreamland amusement park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Photograph, c1910-1915

CONEY ISLAND: DRAND FAMILY. The Whole Drand Family. Sideshow performers at Luna Park amusement park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Photograph, c1910-1915

CIRCUS POSTER, c1898. The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers, Americas Greatest Shows Consolidated - Madame Yucca, the Female Hercules, the Strongest Woman on Earth... Chromolithograph, c1898

WILD WEST SHOW, 1898. Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska. Photograph by F. A. Rinehart, 1898

The Great Monohan - Record-breaking Roller Skater
G.S. Monohan ( The Great Monohan ) showing off his skills on his roller skates - here jumping cleanly over three chairs. Date: circa 1909

Palm reader Zingora lets a lady know her love is true
Palm reader Zingora lets a lady know that somebody loves her madly! Is it the gentleman who is next in line...?! Date: circa 1907

The Showman - An Extinct Type. - character portrait by Phil May of a barker or the proprietor of a sideshow. A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events

Princess Trixie the Highly Educated Horse
Princess Trixie, a Grey 1/2 Arab mare, who was highly educated and travelled the world - here she is advertising (" Grand" ) National Cash Registers, by keeping her accounts in check

French Midget Entertainment Troupe - Les Colibris - Troupe Royal de Liliput. Date: circa 1910s

The Chelsfield fete in Kent. A women takes part in one of the side shows. 1939

SIDESHOW POSTER, c1955. American sideshow poster featuring Booptee, the antlered pin-up girl, c1955

Woman Vaudeville Performer
New York, New York: c. 1880. A protrait of a woman vaudeville or circus performer with an immense afro hairdo and many rows of beads on her body

Young Woman Contortionist
Los Angeles, California: July 3, 1926 This young woman contortionist can do a complete circle backwards

Strongman Lifts With His Teeth
New York, New York: December 29, 1927. Edward Reece, famous strongman, shows his power by holding up two women with his teeth

Precision Knife Throwing
Venice, California: 1945 Tex and Alice Orton practicing their knife throwing exhibition

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Step right up and step into the world of sideshows, where the extraordinary meets the ordinary. From Saartje Baartman, famously known as The Hottentot Venus, to The Pain-Proof Man and Captain Ringman Jack of Ripley's fame, these spectacles captivated audiences with their unique talents and appearances. In this captivating photo from the early 1900s, we catch a glimpse of Wadbrook's Royal Electrograph Bioscope Show. A mesmerizing display that transported viewers to another realm through moving pictures. But it wasn't just films that drew crowds; fairgrounds were also home to thrilling games like Three Ball Charlie or testing one's lung capacity for only a penny. And if you were feeling brave enough, why not try your weight or test your strength? Fortune telling was also a popular attraction at local fetes, with crystal balls revealing secrets yet unknown. Meanwhile, Stephan Bibrowski, better known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man astounded onlookers with his unique appearance. As we delve into history's funfair side shows and marvel at Nora Hildebrandt in her striking black-and-white portrait from 1895, we are reminded that these displays were not merely curiosities but glimpses into humanity's fascination with what lies beyond our everyday lives. So come one, come all. Step inside this captivating world of sideshows where wonders await around every corner. Let yourself be transported back in time to an era when entertainment came alive under colorful tents and curious souls sought out extraordinary experiences.