July 27, 2024
Tag: Freak Shows
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Little People Postcards
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Princess Ann traveled with carnivals throughout the U.S. during the 1960s and ’70s. She worked in her own “single-o” tent, where she chatted with visitors (who paid an admission price) and sold postcards like this one. Some of her cards were pitch cards (which don’t have a postcard back).
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February 27, 2022 12 Comments
The young sons of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, are still permitted to dive for pennies. This has been a regular “tourist event” for more than a century. What will it take to … oh, you fill-in the blank!