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Sideshow at the Erie County Fair
A sideshow at the Erie County Fair Hamburg, New York

In North America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, carnival, fair, or other such attraction.

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  • Elly del Sarto

    Elly del Sarto, a sideshow performer, in c. 1910

  • Side Show gorilla poster, Florida, 1960s

    Decaying sideshow advertisement, Florida, 1966

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