Rare Photos Of The Circus You Probably Haven’t Seen

Facial Contortionist

Here we can see Alfred Hyland Gurning in 1938. He was a face contortionist, here as part of an exhibition in Glasgow.

Facial Contortionist

A Sioux Family

This image was taken in 1930, depicting the director of the Sarrasani Circus posing with a Sioux family in South Dakota. At the time, he was presenting them as part of his circus.

A Sioux Family