Back in the day, these poor, deformed people were used in circuses around the world.
Lucia Zarate is the smallest person to have ever lived. Seen here, she is 18 years old and only weighed 4lbs!
The living skeleton
Legless acrobat with his family
John Jennings aka the Modern Samson
Four Legged Woman
Deformed performers
Artoria Gibbon the tattooed woman who back then was observed as a freak, but would have fit right in to our era!
Annie Jones the American bearded woman
Unzie the Albino
Two headed man
The Minnesota Woolly Baby
Sideshow boxers
Pierced Man
Performer with hand and feet deformities
Mike, the headless chicken who managed to survive without his head for 18 months
Scary AND sad all at the same time but at least we know that in our day, these people would not be treated this way! Don’t forget to share on Facebook by clicking the button below:)