權力的遊戲裡面的侏儒提利昂要是活在19世紀，一定和這些人一樣悲慘

Step right up: Fascinating photos show the tragic characters on display in 19th century 'freak shows'

When 19th and 20th century circus-goers weren't watching men eat fire or women swing from trapezes, they could ogle at disabled and different people put on display in what were then called 'freak shows'. 十九世紀二十世紀的馬戲團不看男人吃火，或者女人擺脫鞦韆，他們可能會對殘疾人和不同的人們展現在所謂的「怪胎秀」中。

Women with hairy faces, men born with no limbs, and a girl who resembled a bird were just some of the individuals being paraded around the seedier circuses in the United States. 有毛面的婦女，沒有四肢的男人和一隻類似鳥的女孩只是在美國的種子馬戲上遊行的一些人。

People were fascinated by the individuals, some of whom earned fame and wealth by performing, and others who endured something like indentured servitude as a result of their misunderstood disabilities. 人們對這些人著迷，其中一些人因為表演而獲得名聲和財富，而其他人因為誤解的殘疾而遭受了奴役的奴役。

Remarkable black and white images show the small, large, and malformed individuals who were exhibited as human curiosities to the paying public. 顯眼的黑白圖像顯示了向付費公眾展示為人類好奇心的小而大型和畸形的人物。

And though little-known today, many of the characters in these photos would go on to become the most famous and wealthiest stars of their generation. 雖然今天不太了解，這些照片中的許多人物將繼續成為他們這一代最有名和最富有的明星。

Many of the images are from the 1932 movie 'Freaks', which told the story of a group of performers in the United States who band together against a trapeze performer and her lover when the couple attempts to take advantage of them. 許多圖像來自1932年的電影「怪胎」，其中講述了美國一群表演者的故事，當這對夫婦試圖利用這些表演者時，他們與一名空中表演者和她的情人結合在一起。

But still, the photos and the film remain as a reminder that people once found differences entertaining - no matter how disturbing that fact is. 不過，照片和電影仍然是一個提醒，人們曾經發現差異有趣 - 無論這個事實多麼令人不安。

When 19th and 20th century circus-goers weren't watching men eat fire or women swing from trapezes, they could ogle at disabled and different people put on display in what were then called 'freak shows'.十九世紀二十世紀的馬戲團不看男人吃火，或者女人擺脫鞦韆，他們可能會對殘疾人和不同的人們展現在所謂的「怪胎秀」中。 Pictured are a group of the individuals who were on display圖為一組正在展出的人物

These two performers were on display because one had an inexplicably hairy face, and the other, Koo-Koo the bird girl, had a genetic mutation which gave her bird like features這兩個表演者正在展出，因為有一個莫名其妙的臉毛，而另一個，Koo-Koo的鳥女孩，有一個遺傳突變，給她的鳥像功能

Schlitzie Simon Melt was born with microcephaly - meaning he had a shrunken head and brain. Schlitzie Simon Melt出生時頭昏腦脹 - 意味著他有一個縮小的頭腦和大腦。 because the disease was not understood at the time he had little choice by to be a member of a freak show因為當時他沒有什麼選擇成為一個怪胎秀的成員，這種疾病並沒有被理解

People were fascinated by the individuals, some of whom earned fame and wealth by performing, and others who endured something like indentured servitude as a result of their misunderstood disabilities.人們對這些人著迷，其中一些人因為表演而獲得名聲和財富，而其他人因為誤解的殘疾而遭受了奴役的奴役。 These two were famous because, one had the face of a man and the body of a young woman, and the other was a grown woman with a 15-inch beard這兩個是著名的，因為有一個男人的臉和一個年輕女子的身體，另一個是一個長大的女人與一個15英寸的鬍鬚

This man was known as the 'Human Caterpillar' because he was born limbless.這名男子被稱為「人類卡特彼勒」，因為他無緣無故。 For entertainment he would roll himself over and light cigarettes with only his mouth為了娛樂，他會捲起自己，輕輕點煙嘴

This man was clearly put in the freak show because of his lack of legs.這個男人因為缺乏腿而被明顯地放在了怪異的表演中。 Though little-known today, many of the characters in these photos would go on to become the most famous and wealthiest stars of their generation雖然今天不太了解，這些照片中的許多角色將繼續成為他們這一代最有名和最富有的明星

Remarkable black and white images show the small, large,and malformed individuals who were exhibited as human curiosities to the paying public.顯眼的黑白圖像顯示了向付費公眾展示為人類好奇心的小而大型和畸形的人物。 Pictured are a group of traveling 'freaks' who were all a part of the same show圖片是一群旅行的怪人，他們都是同一個節目的一部分

Canadian circus performer Anna Haining Swan Bates, center, stands at seven-and-a-half feet tall next to her father Alexander Swan and her mother Ann Haining Swan, both who were of average height加拿大馬戲表演者安娜·海寧天鵝貝茨，中心位於她父親亞歷山大·天鵝和她的母親安海寧天鵝身高七英寸高的兩個一般人的高度

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