California Nudist
Posted By thecircusblog on December 16, 2011
This is a rare photo of a mid 1930’s side show. It was called “California Nudist,” for whatever reason, I guess I will never know. Perhaps California was at that time more provocative than other states. At any rate this show and others like it traveled with carnivals and did quite well. There were those times when they could not open the show because of the blue nose laws. As for the entertainment inside the tent there were no women running around dancing in the nude. It was totally canvas paintings and photo art that one could see in any museum or library. Mainly Greek, Roman and Victorian nudes etc. It did however have a flair of mystery to it. There were little hints that you may see something other than just a photo or a statue. I remember a side show similar to this one on the Siebrand Bros Circus in the mid 1950’s. The nude art show was owned by Norman Prather.
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