Freak shows and circus from the past

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Giant & Midgets from the Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus Sideshow.

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1920s Lone Carl in John Robinson's Circus Barbeau Photo Oswego, NY

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1890's Carnival Sideshow - Annie Jones - Bearded Woman - Postcard Poster

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Sideshow: Other Attractions

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“Pinheads” were an especially big draw in the circus sideshows, and Schlitzie was one of them. Having a condition called microcephalus, his cranium was incredibly underdeveloped and sat like a baby’s head on the shoulders of a grown man. Schlitzie, as far as his brain was concerned anyway, was three. Nonetheless, he sang and danced, could count to 10, and starred in the movie Freaks at the physical age of 40.