Lionel the Lion-Faced Man was a popular sideshow attraction at the Barnum & Bailey Circus in the early 1900s. Marketed as a fearsome "half-man half-lion" for the four-inch layer of blonde hair that covered his body, Lionel was both a spectacle of fear and fascination.

Lionel the Lion-Faced Man was a popular sideshow attraction at the Barnum & Bailey Circus in the early 1900s. Marketed as a fearsome "half-man half-lion" for the four-inch layer of blonde hair that covered his body, Lionel was both a spectacle of fear and fascination.

October 06, 2020

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