Showmen’s Museum Photograph Collection

 

Alternative Title

Sideshows

Creator

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Creation Date

1937

Time Period

circa 1937

Abstract

Chorus girls at a carnival or fair in Bloomington, Illinois.

Alt Text

Nine women dressed in elaborate feathered costumes, or possibly holding very large feathered hand fans, are posing on a stage with striped curtains. A woman with a feathered headdress and lighter-colored costume than the others stands on an elevated platform slightly behind them.

Keywords

Sideshows, Fairs, Carnivals, Hennie Bros. Shows, Chorus girls, Dorthey Mercey

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Bloomington (Ill.)

Physical Collection

International Independent Showmen's Museum Photographic Collection

Holding Location

International Independent Showmen's Museum

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Identifier

S58-00365-sho-00130

Keywords

Sideshows, Fairs, Carnivals, Hennie Bros. Shows, Chorus girls, Dorthey Mercey

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