Pinhead circus freak - 🧡 What was the first freak show?
Freaks (1932)
Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead by Bill Griffith
Disturbing Sideshows And Freak Shows From The Past
"Pinheads": the exhibition of neurologic disorders at "The Greatest Show on Earth"
The drawing and story of this 240 page book is amazing, a love letter to Schlitzie, deeply researched for decades.
Freakery: Cultural Spectacles of the Extraordinary Body.
During the carnival season, April through November, they rarely sleep anywhere other than the sleeping quarters in the tractor-trailers.
One other reason, , is that female sideshow performers might have been considered a bigger draw in those days, and since Schlitzie's gender wasn't immediately obvious to audiences, they may have done it to draw more interest in his act.
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