1940's Coney Island Freak Show

Hurry, hurry step right up! Hear the talker make his pitch. See the colorful freak show banners and witness actual pinheads. All in less than a minute, fewer than sixty seconds. Coney Island in New York city. As with the other Coney Island videos I've posted they are from an excellent video called Coney Island that is available for free download at http://www.archive.org/index.php which is a goldmine of all kinds of media and information.

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[crayonplane]

What an interesting clip!

[MindsiMedia]

@crayonplane If you liked that you should check out this film Spider Baby I just uploaded. It's a hoot.

[MushroomMai]

The 'Freaks' as they where called are inspiring human beings.

I have a particular fascination with the 'Pinheads', Shlitze, Pip & Flip.

I am an art student and am currently working on an 'identity; project and am very tempted to base my work on 'Freaks', as I feel these peoples identities where usually seen as nothing more then their deformity or disability. And there was much more to them than that.

Great video: thank you for sharing.

[MindsiMedia]

@MushroomMai Thanks for watching. Freaks or just another example of the American Dream. Taking something that many see as a handicap and making somehting out of it. It's intersting on the one hand it's ok to rent yourself out as a wage slave to make a living and giving up your self control But if you exploit your body for your own personal gain then you are looked down on (freaks) or made into a crimminal (prostitutes). It's all exploitation after all isn't it?

[freacls]

those pepole Zip and Pip were in Tod Brownings movie freaks i remeber them seen the film 2 years ago late one nite on cabel they were really sweet and child like and loved to hug pepole

[MindsiMedia]

Gabba Gabba We Accept You One of Us

[21stcenturyshowgirl]

Not sad at all. Let your freak flag fly!

[samieWI]

i always wanted to c one of this show to bad they dont have them anymore at lest were i live and they anit goin to be like that

[roro879]

@MrCrosato Im sitting right here

[Felldohfansquirrel]

I disapprove of the belittling and alienation of deformed people, but in a way, this was the only way they could get money. They really had to options: join sideshows and get to travel and earn money or be locked up and forgotten. I've heard of many "freaks" becoming very wealthy because of the business.

[tubelogicat]

"Headless girl" ?? And what does that strange picture mean, actually ?

[MrCrosato]

i wish they still had freaks like this scare the lil brats

[sweathanni]

ihr amis seid doch freaks!