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The wet-plate collodion discussion forum• Exemplifying remarkable resilience and the ability to overcome obstacles — Frog Boy, for instance, telling the audience about his condition while doing cigarette tricks using only his mouth — the freakshow was a direct extension of the American dream itself.

He spoke four languages, married, started a family, and generally had a successful career until his death at 63 in 1934.

Barnum gave him the stage name of Tom Thumb, after an English fairy tale character.

Besides most freaks liked the sense of community, of living at Coney among their abnormal peers.

Born in 1865 in Virginia, she began her performance career with P.

She lived up to the hype, only growing in popularity.

He's also frequently given a birth name of Simon Metz but this, too, is not certain, as one of Schlitzie's guardians was named Ted Metz, so at least the surname was probably not the one he had at birth.

One of Coney Island's many freak shows.

Prince Randian had a great sense of humor, and it helped his popularity with the ladies.