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Ephemera
Online
[Newspaper cutting (October 1887?) "Bow Street : a giant in trouble - James Patrick Tolly" about 7' 5" James Patrick Folly's arrest and trial for drunken assault on a police officer in Tottenham Court Road].
Date: 1887
Ephemera
Online
[Cutting from The London Journal (1853?) titled: 'The earthmen in Southern Africa'. ].
Date: 1853
Ephemera
Online
[Handbill advertising the exhibition of J.J. Brice].
Date: Date of publication not identified
Ephemera
Online
[Undated (1876?) illustrated handbill advertising an exhibition of Maximo and Bartola, the Aztec Lilliputians from Iximaya in central America].
Date: date of publication not identified
Ephemera
Online
Handbill advertising Wieland's Living Wonders at the Royal Aquarium in London.
Date: date of publication not identified
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet with the speeches of Chang Woo Gow and Chung Mow as delievered at the Egyyptian Hall, London, on Monday 25 September 1865].
Date: 1865
Ephemera
Online
[Article from the Revue internationale de clinique et de thérapeutique (pages 487-8 - no date) entitled: Curiosités médico-chirurgicales : un cyclope humain - a single eyed infant, also lacking a nose].
Date: date of publication not identified
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (1850?) advertising "a display of African tribesmen in traditonal costumes at Cosmorama Rooms, Regent Street, London].
Date: 1850
Ephemera
Online
[Page 466 of the 25 February 1893 issue of 'The Million' with an article on Elizabeth Lyska, a Russian giantess over 7 feet tall, exhibiting at The Royal Aquarium, Westminster with dwarf, Princess Topaze, 26" tall].
Date: 1893
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (1865/6?) advertising a levee with Chang, the Fychow giant and Chung Mow, the tartar dwarf, at the Egyyptian Hall, London].
Date: date of publication not identified
Ephemera
Online
[Small print (1860?) of Christina and Millie McCoy, 'The African Twins' (or Two-Headed Nightingale) conjoined twin girls, born in North Carolina in 1851. Their mother was a slave].
Date: 1860
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (November 1889?) advertising an exhibition of Elizabeth Lyska, a Russian giantess over 7 feet tall, at the South London Palace].
Date: 1889
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (Easter week, 1898?) advertising an exhibition of Madame Babault, the real Lobster-Clawed Lady, with hand and feet deformities approximating lobster / crab claws].
Date: 1898
Ephemera
Online
"Krao", the "missing link" : a living proof of Darwin's theory of the descent of man : special lectures, 2.30, 5.30 & 9.30... : all should see her : [seated illustration].
Date: [1887]
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (1859?) advertising "The performing and talking fish", on exhibition at 191 Piccadilly, London].
Date: 1859
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill advertising an exhibition of the dwarf, Princesse Maria, accompanied by La Belle Vénitienne at the Salon des Deux Extrêmes at Champ-de-Foire. ].
Date: date of publication not identified
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (1874) for an exhibition of Andree & Son, or the Kostroma people : "Two human beings with dogs' heads" at the South London Palace. Printed on green paper].
Date: date of publication not identified
Ephemera
Online
[Handbill (20 December 1886) for a variety show at the Canterbury Theatre of Varieties (Westminster Bridge Road, London, England) featuring the 8 foot tall Belgian giant Alfredo Devartos as well as Testo (strong man) and Onri].
Date: 1886
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (London, betwen 1845 and 1877?) advertising an appearance by Thomas Goode, the American Colossus, "tallest of the human race, 7 feet 8 inches .. and only 18 years old" at Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, London].
Date: date of publication not identified
Ephemera
Online
[Illustrated 'favour ticket' to an exhibition of Aztec Lilliputians from Iximaya in central America and the Erdmanniges from under the earth in South Africa. Possibly 1855].
Date: [1855?]
Ephemera
Online
[Handbill (December 1883) advertising the exhibition of "The Amezen Queen and General Mite Tiny" at the Agricultural Hall fair (London) ].
Date: 1883
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (August 1880?) advertising appearances at the Royal Aquarium, London by Chang, the vast Mongolian, accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the huge Norwegian, the Chinese Tom Thumb, the midget Adonis, the Anakites (giants) and midgets. Printed on yellow paper].
Date: 1880
Ephemera
Online
[Illustrated handbill advertising an appearance of Christina and Millie McCoy, 'The African Twins' (or Two-Headed Nightingale) at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London on 17 September 1855 (in bold type). They were conjoined twin girls, born in North Carolina in 1851. Their mother was a slave].
Date: 1855
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (about 1874?) for Crecraft's Exhibition at the Agricultural Hall (London, England) featuring "Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Dodd, the smallest people living, the king and queen of the Lilliputians"].
Date: 1874
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill advertising an exhibition of the Irish Giant, German Giantess and the Giant Baby at the South London Palace].
Date: date of publication not identified