1900 circus vintage photos

Here are 49 marvelous vintage photos that show us how circuses have changed significantly over the last decades. (Via klyker)

The Ironman. He sure looks the part, huh?

These conjoined-twins are the original Siamese twins, from whom the name derives. Born at Maklong near Bankok in Siam in about May 1811, of Chinese extraction; they were taken to America and then England in 1829, where they were exhibited causing great excitement. They were placed under the medical charge of G.B. Bolton, M.R.C.S., who made extensive observations along with others at the time. After visiting the principal cities in Europe they returned to America to settle as farmers in North…

These extraordinary classic photos were taken by Herbert Cooper, who arrived in Strabane, County Tyrone in Ireland just before the outbreak ...

After seeing these photos you'll swear off circuses for good.

Found image. I find this image taken by the La Marseillaise Studio in New York in Lexington Avenue on the corner of 59th Street very disturbing. The smudged faces and crumpled state of this pair lies a long way from the jolly concert party characters at the British seaside. Perhaps they come closer to the Italian tradition.

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Ringling Brothers Circus, 1958