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The Exhibition of Freaks, Monstrosities and Marvels???????
Hi All,
We have some great things on our Midway,
When the sun started to come up, the cold crisp air of the country, and the foggy mist rising from the warm ground, was a sign it would be a perfect morning for hunting. "Sure, but did She have to Kill the Turkey???" by Judy Tomaini Rock
Part 19
http://www.knddesign.com/sc/home.html
Matt Hely submits 8 photos to our Performer Photos section,
Great photo's from the 3rd Annual American Dime Museum Celebrationand Bobby Reynolds Circus Sideshow. More to Come!
http://www.knddesign.com/sc/home.html
The exhibition of freaks, monstrosities or marvels of nature were essential components of travelling exhibitions in Europe and America throughout the Victorian period. What was saleable as far as the freak was concerned was, of course, physical difference, in a form that was both marketable and palatable.
Freak Shows by Dr. Vanessa Toulmin is a new contributor to our Good Old Days section
http://www.knddesign.com/sc/ths-tgod.html
“Menagery is a Place where they keep Animals of several Kinds for
Curiosity” (Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition) "
Traveling Menageries" by Timothy Neal is a new contributor to our Good Old Days section
http://www.knddesign.com/sc/home.html
"See Marvel Thrill"
The days of the sideshow freak have vanished. Modern sensibilities rightly find the idea of putting human deformity on display distasteful. However, there's still a market for outrageous displays of virtuoso insanity, as the success of acts such as The Jim Rose Circus and Penn and Teller attest.
Remember to check back often, It's always Alive on the Inside of Sideshow Central.
John Robinson
Sideshow Central
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Sideshow World
Preserving the Past, Promoting the Future of the Sideshow
http://www.sideshowworld.com
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