Carnival Scene at Monument and Haven Street, 1948

The Baltimore Sun, 5/22/1948

Thrill to the sights of Frieda Pushnik, Living Armless and Legless Girl; Bohemian Glass-Blowers; Mo-Lay, Master of Manipulation; Johann Petersson, Tallest Man on Earth from Finland; Long-Haired Beauty Hannah Kelter; Skeets Hubbard, The Human Pin Cushion; and Puppeteer Sid Krofft. Click to enlarge.

The opening number for Sid Krofft’s one-man touring puppet show, “The Unusual Artistry of Sid Krofft,” in 1948.


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3 Responses to Carnival Scene at Monument and Haven Street, 1948

  1. johnny dollar says:

    ok, that has to be the same sid krofft behind the 70′s kid shows? wild!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Krofft

  2. It is the same guy. Isn’t that crazy? My eyes are sore from zooming in so much – I can’t read what the rest of his banner says but those are definitely the 4 lady dancer dolls on the banner.

    • Gina says:

      Hey Scott, good eyes on that one. I still have your pics of the Hollywood house tour from 1997. And how the hell are ya hon?

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