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After seeing these photos you'll swear off circuses for good.

See some of the most amazing vintage photos of popular circus acts from the past when they were a classic American tradition.

The earliest origens of the circus reaches all the way back to the Roman Empire. Dubbed “Circus Maximus” (Latin for “large circle”, after the circular venue in which it took place), the entertainm…

As Peter Lavery's 50-year project Circus Work goes on show, we revisit an interview with him published in BJP in 1997 - when the series was a mere 30 years in the making. "I started Circus Work at college [Lavery has an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art]. I was visiting home in Wakefield, and I took in a a performance of the Winships Minicircus in the Queen's Hall in Leeds. That's where it started."

Some of the best "old school" circus photos you will ever see.

During the first few decades of the 20th century, the people of Los Angeles had alligator fever. Starting in 1907, alligator rides, feedings...

Circuses are naturally creepy, but vintage circus photos are truly terrifying. Here are 22 scary pictures from old circuses, including freaks, creepy clowns, ...