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The Life of Percilla Bejano "I get to see you for nothing, but you had to pay to see me."

New Carnival History article, now totally free to read on our Substack!

The Life of Percilla Bejano

🎪 #carnival #history #sideshow #puertorico

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Oh definitely! We look out for each other, for the most part. But politics has put a wedge between us lately, it's sad. Now it's like there are factions. It's kinda why I started APRON, to help promote unity through diversity. Too many bigots have started controlling things.

oh wow! what was it like, if i may ask?

That part!!! It's crazy. I've seen some of his followers hang up Trump ornaments right next to Jesus ornaments around Christmastime. The worship of this hateful failed businessman has gone beyond too far.

I really truly don't understand the motivation for people in my industry to vote for him.

a woman in a one piece bathing suit holding a parasol poses for the camera in front of the crowd of onlookers

Idora Park Oakland, 1916
The annual "Bathing Girl Pageant" at Idora Park (entrance at 57th & Telegraph) not sure of the date of this one, the pageants ran from 1916 to the mid 1920s, the amusement park was demolished in 1929. #sfmemory

"Dino-Sue" Marked for Demolition as DAK DinoLand Demo Kicks Into High Gear Walt Disney World appears to have marked Dino-Sue for demolition as DinoLand USA is transformed into a Tropical Americas land

Orlando theme parks are definitely a subject where people on the internet with no actual information like to shout things authoritatively. But allegedly, the cast of Sue at Disney World is getting trashed, rather than sold or repurposed? blogmickey.com/2026/02/dino...

YouTube video by The W/O/C Archive Fantasy Island Amusement Park Commercial - 1986

What was your local, sketchy amusement park?

youtu.be/rISiWVgj4gA?...

It's been really hard for outdoor entertainment workers under Trump 💔 the worst part is many people in this industry, especially the higher-ups, voted for him and still support him, despite all his policies that have hurt their own industry. It's insane.

Healthcare, theme parks, department stores .... the Trump economy is in the toilet across the board.

This Black History Month, we honor Frank Wallace — a trailblazer for Texas labor and civil rights who negotiated contracts that desegregated workplaces long before federal laws required it. His leadership over 39 years uplifted every worker in our state.

Read more: texasaflcio.org/hall-of-fame...

Black and white photo of Percilla Bejano (The Monkey Girl) and her husband Emmitt Bejano (the Alligator Boy). She was born with hypertrichosis, and he was born with lamellar ichthyosis.

Percilla Bejano’s Wikipedia page is now live!!

One step of many toward preserving Carnival history and celebrating the immigrants and disabled people who laid the groundwork.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percilla_Bejano

A Perfomer blows bubbles while balancing a staff on his head. He is wearing a white tank top, has stretched earlobes, and presumably in the bag behind him is more of his juggling props.

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Black and white photo of Percilla Bejano (The Monkey Girl) and her husband Emmitt Bejano (the Alligator Boy). She was born with hypertrichosis, and he was born with lamellar ichthyosis.

Percilla Bejano’s Wikipedia page is now live!!

One step of many toward preserving Carnival history and celebrating the immigrants and disabled people who laid the groundwork.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percilla_Bejano

Gossip Girl meme: "my job sucks" | "organize girl"

Hell yeah I move through the world like a shooting star.

Don’t let others dull your shine.

Capture the flame. Imbibe the flame. Release the flame.
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Performer: Lena Fumi.
Production: Belle, Book, and Candle.
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#photography #photographer #burlesque #sexy #beautiful #dance #tease #fire #fireeater #liveperformance #canon #canonusa #canonphotography #silent13studios

A Kodachrome photo of the a traveling carnival, just after sunset. The photo was taken in 1991, near Morse Avenue in Chicago.

Night Carnival, Chicago, 1991
#carnival #nightphotography #filmphotography #kodachrome #kodak #chicago #rogerspark #originalphotography #brucesharp

Beautiful work!

A reference sheet of a satyr with fluffy white hair like sheep wool. They're dressed in jester-like attire with a green, white and red diamond pattern. Their horns have little jingly bells at the tips. The reference sheet also includes a carousel goat that's been brought to life through magic.

Evie, artificer/bard who works at a traveling carnival

i knew one of those! he worked in the dunk tank at a carnival. he said his proudest moment was people trying to break into the tank to get at him

Percilla and Emmitt after marrying. They are standing together in performer costumes. Label reads “Monkey Girl weds alligator boy”

Percilla and Emmitt later in life, pictured here smiling together.

She was a traveling sideshow performer (“The Monkey Girl”), singer, dancer, actress, and advocate for other “human oddities”.

She was born in Puerto Rico with two rows of teeth, and hypertrichosis, which causes excessive hair growth.

She married Emmitt Bejano (“The Alligator Boy”) in 1938.

Shockingly, Percilla Bejano does not have an English Wikipedia page (just on Spanish Wikipedia).

So, we made one. Fingers crossed it gets approved soon!

You can check out the draft version here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Percilla_Bejano

Here is another shot from my night at the carnival. Again, I felt that it worked best as a duotone. I really like this shot. Shot with my beast Fujifilm GSW690III and Portra 400. Converted in Lightroom and Photoshop.

#analog #filmphotography #kodak #portra400 #filmisnotdead #shootfilm

Photos and information from Circopedia - explore Worldwide Circus History!

www.circopedia.org/Faltyny_Family

Frantisek and Marie created Cirkus Rozkvet (which means "blossom" in Czech), and together they had seven children.

The Faltynkovi children performed many acts, such as knife throwing, juggling, rola bola, hand-to-hand balancing, etc.—and of course, unicycle.

Here are their descendants in 2014!

Black and white photo of Frantisek and Marie Faltynkovi in 1955, both on unicycles and holding hands. Frantisek has a red nose and clown makeup on.

Today in Circus History 🎪 On May 1st, 1934, Marie Novotna was born into a Czech circus and worked as a contortionist and wire dancer.

Marie’s act inspired Frantisek Faltynkovi to perform again. His own family had already retired and sent him to the army.

They married and started a new Circus ❤️

47 years ago today
Paul Simonon from The Clash playing in front of a crowd at Rock Against Racism -> 'Carnival Against the Nazis' concert, April 30, 1978.

Photo by Syd Shelton

#punkrock #paulsimonon #theclash #fightracism #fucknazis #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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