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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Freaks |
| Date | 1938-1939 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Pamphlet; Postcard; Official Record; Photographs and Slides |
| Description | Title as per the New York World's Fair 1939 and 1940 Incorporated Records. Correspondence from individuals and organisations asking to show what they described as "freaks" at the fair, including freak cats, children missing limbs, a freak bull calf, and Siamese twins. Features letters back from the fair either saying no to their participation or passing them to the 'Strange as it Seems' concession who decided on their inclusion. |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Fair | 1939/40 New York World’s Fair |
| Keywords | fair organization, fair administration, fair management, fair site, entertainment, employment, circus, animals, performance, variety show, disability, concessionaire, music, advertising |
| Archive | New York Public Library |
| Collection | I. CENTRAL FILES – I.D. PARTICIPATION |
| Archive Reference | P1.637 Freaks |
| Copyright | New York World's Fair 1939 and 1940 Incorporated Records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library www.nypl.org |