Bingo Hauser: Trading Fur for Iron Bingo Hauser: Trading Fur for Iron North American Carnival Museum and Archives
The Chair-O-Plane is a carnival ride that is still a popular ride today, fast moving swinging chairs attached by chains spinning around up in the air.
Fun mirrors are a classic attraction, still found in carnival ‘Fun Houses’ today.
Stuffed animals and figurines were not the only prizes available during a 1940s carnival. Many different objects could be won, including ordinary items, such as blankets, cigarettes, or […]
Many varieties of games would be found at the carnival, including bingo.
Tents filled the earliest carnivals. Everything, including sideshows, games, and concessions, were under large canvases set up with stakes, poles and rope.
People are drawn towards the painted banners for an exotic animal show, the bally is at the podium speaking to the crowd about the many wonders to be […]
A large carnival midway of the 1930s.
MCW carnivalwarehouse.com logo and title that reads ‘4 Questions with Industry Pioneers a CarnivalWarehouse.com exclusive.’ Caption reads ‘Bingo Hauser West Coast Amusements.’ Entire video is of an older […]
Crowds of people gathered around the ‘Ro-Lo Funhouse’, one of the many popular sideshows during this era.
