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Freaks Museum

Russell Lee – March 1942. El Centro, California. "Carnival attraction at the Imperial County Fair."

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[Photo: Shorpy/Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration]

Doesn't look too freakish, apart perhaps for Ralph the Elephant Boy, in the half-hidden poster on the right. Tame stuff compared with Tod Browning 1932 film Freaks. "Gabba Gabba Hey".

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2 responses to “Freaks Museum”

  1. Dom Avatar
    Dom

    I was directed to the Whitiker family by a blog post. And then I came here. I’ll never understand your fascination with freaks. Especially that horrible movie.

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  2. Mick H Avatar
    Mick H

    Ah well. I saw it at an impressionable age.

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