Freak shows
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
Sideshow and Freak Show Posters, c1930 - 1949
Posters of sideshow and freak show performers printed by the Enquirer Job Printing Company, in Cincinnati, USA, many of which for Leroy Robert Ripley's Believe it or Not franchise.
Sunday People Newspaper Cutting about Tom Norman and the 'Elephant Man', 5 April 1981
Newspaper cutting from Sunday People concerning Tom Norman and the ‘Elephant Man.’
Testo Family Collection
This collection comprises photographs, business records, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, family research and items of personal archive related to the Testo family history in the fairground and circus
The Armless Wonder Monograph, c1910 - 1984
Typescript with 'Ellis the Hangman next week' handwritten on the final page, and 'Received 1 Feb 1984 Ed. Dept' stamped on the back, typescript, 6pp.
The Viking Giant direct from Iceland Poster, c1930 - 1949
Johann K. Peterson in person, 8’ 8’’ tall, weight 425 pounds, world’s tallest man. Printed on card. Black and white photograph in the centre showing a tall man in Viking outfit stood next to a small man. Photograph on a yellow background with red footer and red, black and white type.
The Wild Man of the Prairies or 'What is it'? Handbill, 1846
Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Is it Human? Is it an animal? Is it an extraordinary freak of nature? Missing link between man and Ourang-Outang. Flyer details savage living habits, primarily eating fruit and nuts but occasionally must be given a meal of RAW MEAT. ‘Not entirely domesticated tho not averse to exhibition.’ Printed by Francis, 25 Museum Street, Bloomsbury, 4pp.
This Way to See Monkey Girl in Person Poster, c1930 - 1949
Red arrow and black type on white background, printed on card.
Various Items Related to Variety, c1837 - 2008
Various items related to variety theatre in Blackpool and other locations.
Violet Bartram Collection
Black and white photographs, negatives and postcards of fairgrounds, amusement parks, circus and performers, a newspaper cutting and a handbill.