Children make faces at Shrine Circus clowns Paddy "Papa Doc" Padilla, Jon "Scooter" Wells, and Gary "Tee Pot" Doig in 2013 at the LC Walker Arena in Muskegon. Mark Pierson gets his back scratched ...

Newly released image show some of America's most successful 'freaks' from the 19th century THEIR appearance may have made some look away in horror and disgust but these circus performers made good ...

Now, close your eyes and try to recapture the feeling from childhood just before you walked through the gates of a carnival, circus or amusement ... Here's a gallery of vintage photos from ...