If you would take a snake for a walk on a leash or lie on a bed of nails, you are clearly one of the 'freaks' of that time. They have gone beyond the limits of insanity.
Today we often hear that it is the world turned upside down, which usually refers to the changed society, the unusual behavior of modern people and the development of modern technology. But these photos show that humanity for a very long time he does BIZZY things.
Above the woman who leads a snake on a leash, everyone would be disgusted today. Even circus performers probably wouldn't put their head in an elephant's mouth.
This collection historical photos it has three common features – an oddity, madness and great sense of humor.
Gallery: Historical photos
1926: A house on wheels
1940: A couple at a fair in Mexico
1935: Traditional medicine in Finland
1930: Diva Zorita takes her pet for a walk.
1937: The head of a circus performer in the mouth of an elephant
1924: Underwater horse ride
1930: A child inside an oxygen machine
1900: A man reads a book in a trunk
1933: Show in the circus
1936: Competition for the most beautiful legs
1907: Fakir on a bed of nails
1914: Devices used to listen for incoming enemy planes.
1955: Transport of prams
1950: People show off tattoos they got for free at an amateur tattoo contest.
