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The Murray Midgets, John, James, & Joseph.
The Little Esquimaux Lady, Miss Olof Krarer. Age, 29 years. Height, 40 inches. Weight, 120 lbs.
The Little Esquimaux Lady, Miss Olof Krarer. Age, 31 years. Height, 40 inches. Weight, 120 lbs.
Gustavo Arcaris, from Naples, Italy, better known as “The Great Arcaris” was discovered by PT Barnum in Italy in the late 1880’s. Barnum brought him to the US to act as a show man for the Barnum circus. The woman who performed as his assistant is Gustavo’s sister Kate.
Gustavo Arcaris, from Naples, Italy, better known as “The Great Arcaris” was discovered by PT Barnum in Italy in the late 1880’s. Barnum brought him to the US to act as a show man for the Barnum circus. The woman who performed as his assistant is Gustavo’s sister Kate.
Gustavo Arcaris, from Naples, Italy, better known as “The Great Arcaris” was discovered by PT Barnum in Italy in the late 1880’s. Barnum brought him to the US to act as a show man for the Barnum circus. The woman who performed as his assistant is Gustavo’s sister Kate.
Panoramic photo of the Clarence Wortham Shows, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 8 to 15, 1921. The Siamese twins Rosa & Josepha Blazek can be seen at left center.
Group of men by circus tent. African-American with metal pan; man with shoeshine kit; man in musician’s uniform; couple other men in uniform.
Written on verso, “Ross Ritche, taken when he was in show on stage traveling. He did juggling act.”
Mrs. A.H. Bates and Capt. M.V. Bates. The man at right is the photographer Charles Eisenmann.
Louis Moilanen, Finlander Giant, 21 Years Old, Weight 480 lbs., Height 8 feet, 5 inches. The Largest Man in the World.
Miss Della Beck, April 19, 1893. Della was a coal miner’s daughter from Cokeville, Pa. She was born in Sept. 1872 and died on June 20, 1900.
David Navarro, Illinois Giant Boy, Born June 22d, 1861. Weight 730. Height 5 ft., 11 inches. Age 20.
Henry Cooper & Wife. Henry Alexander Cooper (June 12, 1853 – Aug. 16, 1899) was hired by P.T. Barnum and called the Tallest Man in the World at 8 feet, 2 inches and 350 pounds.
General Tom Thumb and Wife, Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren, in the identical costumes worn before the Emperor Louis Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie, at the Palace of the Tuileries, Nov. 29, 1864.
General Tom Thumb and Wife, Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren, in the identical costumes worn before Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle, June 24, 1865.