Sideshows at carnivals – Vintage Print
![Sideshows at carnivals, [between ca. 1925 and 1935] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bc/bc3a0a41249f-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Sideshows at carnivals
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Few details survive in this record beyond its title, "Sideshows at carnivals," and its attribution to the Dr. Saint-Houdini Collection, so the caption card is the main source for its identity. The picture is dated only to a window between about 1925 and 1935, a period when traveling carnivals were a major part of American popular entertainment. Sideshows ran alongside the midway rides and offered magicians, novelty performers, and painted banners that promised more than the tent could show. The date and attribution come from unverified caption data, so they are worth checking against other sources before being relied on.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1925 and 1935] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Dr. Saint-Houdini Collection. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 799 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152270 |
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