People lined up to buy tickets at a traveling carnival attraction Valley of the Missing Girls - Daring Expose of White Slavery . Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Sheldon Dick, photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED1938 May.
A traveling carnival (US English), usually simply called a carnival, or travelling funfair is an amusement show that may be made up of amusement rides, food vendors, merchandise vendors, games of chance and skill, thrill acts, and animal acts. A traveling carnival is not set up at a permanent location, like an amusement park or funfair, but is moved from place to place. Its roots are similar to the 19th century circus with both being set up in open fields near or in town and moving to a new location after a period of time.[1][2] Unlike traditional carnival celebrations, the North American traveling carnival is not tied to a religious observance. Larger fairs such as the permanent fairs of cities and seaside resorts might be called a fairground, although technically this refers to the land where a fair is traditionally held. In 1893, the Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition (also called the Chicago World's Fair) was the catalyst for the development of the traveling carnival.[3] The Chicago World's Fair had an area that included rides, games of chance, freak shows, and burlesque. After the Chicago World's Fair, traveling carnival companies began touring the United States] Due to the type of acts featured along with sometimes using dishonest business practices, the traveling carnivals were often looked down upon.
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Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Photo credit: © American Photo Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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