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Circus Girls

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23 Comments
Wednesday 23 April, 2014
1 Min read
Circus Girls, 1949

looking through these photos made me realise that you have to be damn tough to be a Circus Girl. these were taken in 1949 by Nina Leen for LIFE.

Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949


Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949

Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949

Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949
Circus Girls, 1949

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23 Comments
  1. Emma

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 1:31 pm

    I love everything from the 1940s and older and back in those days the circus was something really amazing. I’m fascinated by the art of the circus, that’s why I also joined a circusschool a couple of years ago. It’s magical to be a part from it!

    xoxo Emma

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    1. Jane berlin

      Monday 25 April, 2016 12:09 am

      God I love this post!!!

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  2. Anna Louise

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 1:40 pm

    Did you notice that in the fifth photo all the shoes would be highly on trend today? The ones on the far right look like Restrepo. I was there in September!

    Cheers,

    Anna Louise

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  3. Emilia

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 2:38 pm

    My favorite vintage imagery is of the circus.. thank you so much for posting these beauties!! Those circus girls were tough, beautiful, glamourous, fit, strong & FUN!

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  4. Over the Weekend

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 2:48 pm

    Gorgeous photos :)

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  5. @streets_stripes

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 4:52 pm

    Love this old photo essay of Circus Girls from LIFE http://t.co/kDP4rCNZUu

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  6. Cuero&Mør

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 6:01 pm

    Love love the vintage photos of this magazine!! It reminds me my mum´s pictures when she was young!! :)

    http://cueroandmorinspiration.com/fig-tapenade/

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  7. @RobbieMaakestad

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 6:08 pm

    @daycathy A friend posted this on Facebook and I thought you might be interested if you haven’t seen these previously http://t.co/PsA1FEb6gg

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  8. maggie

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 6:53 pm

    These are absolutely incredible. I love the one of the woman dangling upside down with a cigarette in her mouth.

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  9. @hannahjspear

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 9:38 pm

    Circus Girls. http://t.co/xOQ58o2AHn

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  10. @MarionBernes

    Wednesday 23 April, 2014 11:06 pm

    Circus girls in 1949, @LIFE : http://t.co/3oCIio2gMW … via @miss_moss http://t.co/cWtsdg4vZ1

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  11. Amy V

    Thursday 24 April, 2014 12:08 am

    Such babes, imagine the stories they tell their grand kids. I did a photo series on a circus in Edinburgh a few years ago, it really is a world of its own.

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  12. Emily

    Thursday 24 April, 2014 12:22 am

    LOVE! Amazing women. :)

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  13. @Jacqueline_E_B

    Thursday 24 April, 2014 3:09 am

    Running away, joining this Florida circus back in 1949. Cool chicks shot by Nina Leen: http://t.co/i5IY6uLrqG http://t.co/zizA9KPIm2

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  14. Sophie Overett (@SophieOverett)

    Thursday 24 April, 2014 6:27 am

    1940s circus girls are the best. http://t.co/nehUg4Dm2h

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  15. @TomboyTarts

    Thursday 24 April, 2014 3:52 pm

    Smoking a cig while hanging off a trapeze. All in a day’s work! @miss_moss: Circus Girls 1949 http://t.co/dgF3O8ChnU http://t.co/xej1qhsBLM

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  16. @FotoCare

    Thursday 24 April, 2014 4:31 pm

    Some #vintage photos of ladies in the #circus featured in LIFE Magazine http://t.co/xsBayihlAe via @miss_moss and @LIFE

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  17. @alliejcarr

    Thursday 24 April, 2014 5:57 pm

    Don’t say I don’t ever share nuthin’: http://t.co/IebyTRNwAF #circusgirls

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  18. Reni

    Thursday 24 April, 2014 9:50 pm

    You really do have to be tough. I’ve done circus since I was eleven. Coaches are brutal, crowds can be too, and don’t even get me started on directors. But its all worth it when you nail a trick and the crowds cheer. Pure bliss.

    thelittleliongirl.com

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  19. @mundobrel

    Friday 25 April, 2014 9:29 am

    Circus Girls http://t.co/wMutnE56vU

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  20. Caroline Hancox (@carolinehancox)

    Tuesday 29 April, 2014 10:38 pm

    Amazing photos by Nina Leen, off to google her.
    http://t.co/VXFM0ATl8Q http://t.co/kz4iADVfjR

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  21. love quotes

    Saturday 13 June, 2015 1:52 pm

    Love love the vintage photos of this magazine!! It reminds me my mum´s pictures when she was young!! :) quotes about life

    Reply
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