carny

"See Teddy the wrestling bear": ah, Teddy! le nom de tous les bons vieux nounours de notre enfance. Amusant de voir que ce nom était déjà donné au milileu des années 30. On devrait peut être chercher dans la littérature quelle fable ou quelle légende nomme déjà son ours comme ça. Mais qui était le tout premier Teddy?

The Vermont State Fair has changed. No more wrestling bears. That's a good thing.

There's a really intriguing reflection of the studio or location of where this was taken on the left side of her breastplate, It looks like a long hall or railway station.

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Very nice shot and perfect , my friend !!!
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A Celtic triune or triad is possibility perhaps, or the mythic or later empire idea of 'Britannia' holding a trident?

Added later : Even earlier than Boudicca a personification goddess like Eriu for Eire , Brigantia for Britain... a form of the Goddess Brigid .
Three rivers are named for Her - Brigit, Braint and Brent in Ireland, Wales and England, respectively. As with the Celtic river goddess of the Seine in Paris , Sequana
In modern Britain today She is shown as the warrior-maiden, Brigantia, and venerated not only as justice and authority in that country, but also as the personification of Britain as is seen on the coin of the realm. There is a story, coming from the 12th century, in which Merlin is inspired by a feminine figure who represents the sovereignty of the Land of Britain. She causes his visions to reach through British history, on, so it is said, to the end of the solar system. Taliesin also describes a traditional cosmology, inspired by Brigantia. She is central to many heroic myths, especially those concerned with underworld quests and sacred kingship. This seems to relate to Her concern for the development of human potential.

www.druidry.org/obod/deities/brigid.html

I love these old fancy dress pictures. wonder when this was taken? My Great Aunt had quite a few taken in the late 1910s at a local photographic studio.

Great work! Awesome gallery to look at here

Carnival, wrestling bear, all alive... Life's canvas is the richest painting of them all.

Another worthy photos for re-print and for people that love Tatoos or Carnival art this would be collectable.

Larger, cleaned-up version:

This was a "Continuous" show. You paid your nickel and entered; when you'd seen all the acts, you left. The brown pelican has its own perch, so it certainly traveled with the show. I don't see any chain on the leg, so it was probably a pet bird rather than a captured bird.

I so love carnivals!