If you were tall, short, fat, skinny, hairy, a conjoined twin, tattooed, limbless, or ate weird food;
chances are you could have had a job as a circus freak back in the day.
And even though some people think political correctness has gone to
far, you can thank fuck it's come a long way since then.
These posters are part of a gigantic collection of old circus advertisements from all over the world, promoting everything from clowns, to magicians, to acrobats and jugglers. I liked the freaks best though, because the illustrations are so dramatic and exaggerated, and they actually make the freaks look quite beautiful. Most of them, anyway.
See hundred and hundreds more at
circusmuseum.nl where you can also buy prints of your favourite posters.