Samuel W. Gumpertz
Samuel W. Gumpertz (1868 – June 22, 1952[1]) was an American showman who played a part in the building of Coney Island's Dreamland.[2] Gumpertz traveled the world in search of indigenous people to perform in the popular ethnographic sideshows of the day, including Filipinos who were exhibited in an "Igorot Village", long-necked women from Burma and people from Borneo who performed as "wild men of Borneo,"[3] who Gumpertz reportedly 'acquired' by paying two hundred bags of salt to tribal leaders.[4]
Samuel W. Gumpertz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1868 |
| Died | (aged 84)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
References
- "Samuel Gumpertz, Showman, 84, Dies; Former Aide to John Ringling Was Circus Acrobat at 9-- Built Dreamland Park". The New York Times. 1952-06-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- Samuelson, Dale; Yegoiants, Wendy (2001). The American Amusement Park. p. 58. ISBN 9780760309810.
- "Samuel W. Gumpertz". coneyislandhistory.org. 22 May 2015.
- Berman, John S. (2003). Portraits of America: Coney Island. New York: Barnes and Noble Books, Inc. p. 64. ISBN 9780760738870.
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