Pinheads And 'Swastikas'

Sharon · #1 ● 03-30-2009, 07:23 AM

Bizarre picture!!!! Love it

Reminds me of that far-out film "Freaks" (pictured). I thought the pinheads were cute :o)

Thank you to everyone below who's enlightened me about the symbol's history, really helped with this thread and was interesting

beccatheeditor · #2 ● 03-30-2009, 08:43 AM

There were several pairs of microcephalics traveling with the side shows for a long time. They were either billed as "pinheads" or aliens or some kind of mysterious missing link. Either way they were a big draw. Every sideshow wanted a pinhead. The swastika I'm not sure about... these two wouldn't exactly fit Hitler's definition of Aryan perfection.

Marcusbr · #3 ● 03-30-2009, 10:12 AM

Schlitze!!!

PS I Hate You · #4 ● 03-30-2009, 02:17 PM

If we knew the year this photo was taken it would help alot.

The button-up boots are from 1870s - 1920s.

I'm guessing it's not a Nazi swastika but the Indian symbol instead.

Kim · #5 ● 03-30-2009, 02:21 PM

Beware of screwy typos and unrecognizable words, I am particularly disabled today.
The swastika was a symbol of good luck. I always found it interesting that one of the Grand Duchesses Nikoleva, not Anastasia, one of the others, had it on the cover of her diary.
I have a special place in my heart for Microcephalics. Schlitze being my favorite. When my little HellHound goes to wait for me in our little piece of Heaven(no comments on my chances of getting into Heaven), my next Dachshund will be named Schlitze. Or Adobo. All the Filipina women call my dog that at work, which, while so totally wrong to make cracks about cooking my dog, I still have to laugh about it.
I had a point to make. Now I don't have a clue what it was. Dear Lord, it's going to be one Hell of a day at the bank.
"I'm sorry, you want to do what? With money from where? No wait, what?"
wish me luck

Msnr. Sonny Sinner · #6 ● 03-30-2009, 06:19 PM

that picture is amazing on so many levels

dssxdss · #7 ● 03-31-2009, 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by sadakohere ↗

A pimp and his hoes circa 1910

GODREKR · #8 ● 03-31-2009, 01:34 AM

Swastikas never had anything to do with Hitler or Nazism until Hitler stole it for his own use.
Did you know that there is a town in Ontario called Swastika? Named in 1906 after the Swastika Gold Mine, the town was incorporated in 1907 thanks to the prosperity brought by the finds in the mines. During World War II the provincial government tried to change the name of the town to Winston (to honour Winston Churchill) but the town’s resident’s refused, rightly arguing that the town had dibs on the name long before the Nazis rose to power (in case you weren’t aware, the symbol has been used for millennia in many of the world’s religions, most notably as a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Hinduism.) Still on the subject of Swastika Canadiana (who knew there was such a topic?), I found these fantastic photos of a women’s hockey team from Edmonton called The Swastika’s, circa 1916 and another team called Fernie Swastikas Hockey Team circa 1922.

Sharon · #9 ● 03-31-2009, 05:57 AM

You're a fountain of knowledge and enlightment pal! Thanks for making this brilliant picture make more sense!

beccatheeditor · #10 ● 03-31-2009, 08:12 AM

I think this might be the pair being billed as the Aztec Children in the early 1900's. Of course they weren't Aztecs, but maybe they slapped that on the tunic as an Aztec-looking symbol.

Pinheads And 'Swastikas'

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