Back in those days, the life of girls was not as liberal and carefree as it is now, even in the US of A. But this set of stunningly beautiful images of circus girls present a contrasting picture of the country. Here are girls dressed in attires forbidden by the society of the time. The backdrop is a circus of 1949 that might be taken as a metaphor for life.
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