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  • A naked man jumps from a standing position, somersaults backwards and lands on his feet. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • A street performer standing on a disc balancing three pots on his head. Watercolour by an Indian artist.
  • A naked man jumps and somersaults, then leaps over another man's head. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • Just arrived at this place, and to be exhibited in a large and commodious caravan, during the fair : that wonderful American youth, Mr. Leach ... the shortest person in the world!.
  • Just arrived at this place, and to be exhibited in a large and commodious caravan, during the fair : that wonderful American youth, Mr. Leach ... the shortest person in the world!.
  • A pair of Indian tumblers performing. Gouache drawing.
  • Maxi Schommer.
  • Maxi Schommer.
  • Two Hindu musicians and a highly decorated cow with the symbol of Hanuman painted on its forehead. Gouache drawing.
  • A doctor, an ice-skater and two trapeze artists advocate the use of Piccadilly Juniors cigarettes. Process print, 1939.
  • Bacchus on a chariot preceded by a drunken procession of nude men, women and satyrs all carrying grapes. Engraving, 16--, after G. Romano.
  • Bacchus on a chariot preceded by a drunken procession of nude men, women and satyrs all carrying grapes. Engraving, 16--, after G. Romano.
  • Bacchus on a chariot preceded by a drunken procession of nude men, women and satyrs all carrying grapes. Engraving, 16--, after G. Romano.
  • Willi Olympier (of the Three Olympier Brothers) posed as a sculpture of a marathon runner by Maz Kruse. Photographic postcard, 1906.
  • Willi Olympier (of the Three Olympier Brothers) posed as a sculpture of a marathon runner by Maz Kruse. Photographic postcard, 1906.
  • AIDS prevention advert for a booklet about STD's
  • King's Cross, London: the Great Dust-Heap, next to Battle Bridge and the Smallpox Hospital. Watercolour painting by E. H. Dixon, 1837.
  • King's Cross, London: the Great Dust-Heap, next to Battle Bridge and the Smallpox Hospital. Watercolour painting by E. H. Dixon, 1837.
  • King's Cross, London: the Great Dust-Heap, next to Battle Bridge and the Smallpox Hospital. Watercolour painting by E. H. Dixon, 1837.
  • A witches' sabbath. Line engraving, 17--.
  • A witches' sabbath. Line engraving, 17--.
  • Wonderland Whitechapel Road (next St. Mary's Station) ... Whit Monday May 25th and during the week : Great attractions entire change ... Rabbi Joselman ... Mr. A. Broadhurst the surprise of the Chicago exhibition, with a beard over 7 feet long and a moustache 3 feet in length : Wonderful living freak of nature, the armless Midget Lady stands only 32 inches in height, born without hands or arms, and goes through a marvellous performance with her feet ...
  • Wonderland Whitechapel Road (next St. Mary's Station) ... Whit Monday May 25th and during the week : Great attractions entire change ... Rabbi Joselman ... Mr. A. Broadhurst the surprise of the Chicago exhibition, with a beard over 7 feet long and a moustache 3 feet in length : Wonderful living freak of nature, the armless Midget Lady stands only 32 inches in height, born without hands or arms, and goes through a marvellous performance with her feet ...
  • A man in a posing pouch performs a handstand from a seated position on a chair. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • A man in a posing pouch bends over, performs a handstand then lowers his legs to a horizontal position. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.