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  Save Circus History: Adopt a Wagon at Circus World

  The Circus World museum in Baraboo, WI launched a new program to fund restoration...

  • Posted February 9, 2015
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  Freak Show: Most Famous Circus Sideshow Performers

  A look at some of history's most famous and fascinating circus sideshow performers.

  • Posted October 8, 2014
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  World’s First Pregnant Sword Swallower

  Thrill Kill Jill of the Lucky Daredevil Thrillshow became the world’s first pregnant sword...

  • Posted October 14, 2013
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  Contortionist Leilani Franco Scores 3 Guinness World Records

  Amazing contortionist Leilani Franco has received three world records in the 2014 Guinness Book...

  • Posted September 13, 2013
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  Girl to Gorilla Sideshow Act

  The girl-to-gorilla trick is an old sideshow act based on the principles of the...

  • Posted September 6, 2013
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  Circus World Museum Brings Circus History to Life in Baraboo, WI

  Circus history comes alive at Circus World in Baraboo with Big Top performances, sideshow...

  • Posted August 23, 2013
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  The Knife Thrower’s Girl

  The beautiful assistant for a 19th-century knife-throwing sideshow act.

  • Posted August 7, 2013
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  General Robley’s Tattooed Heads

  Major General Horatio Gordon Robley with his collection of tattooed heads featured in P.T....

  • Posted June 19, 2013
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• Snake Charmer

  Vintage photo of a circus sideshow snake charmer.

  • Posted May 24, 2013
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• Heather Holliday

  Heather Holliday puts the sexy into the sideshow, blowing fire and swallowing swords with...

  • Posted January 30, 2013
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• Pretty Things Peepshow

  The Pretty Things Peepshow combines Vaudeville, burlesque and sideshow acts that harken back to...

  • Posted January 30, 2013
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• Ohio Big Foot Girl

  Misses Fannie Mills (August 30, 1860 or 1859 – 1899), known as “The Ohio...

  • Posted January 22, 2013
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• Knife Thrower

  Vintage photo of a knife thrower and his lovely, trusting assistant. Related Freak Show:...

  • Posted January 18, 2013
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  The Sideshow Banner Art of Fred G. Johnson

  Fred G. Johnson is one of the finest sideshow banner painters in the history...

  • Posted December 14, 2010
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