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[Undated handbill (August 1885?) advertising Howard's Grand Pavilion of Living Wonders waxwork and fine art gallery (at the Mitcham Fair?), featuring Madame Howard, the African lion-faced lady. She appears to have been a black woman with a beard].
Date: 1885- Ephemera
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General Tom Thumb : the American man in miniature ... at the Victoria Rooms, Hull, on Friday, Saturday, and Monday October 25, 26, and 28.
Date: [1844]- Ephemera
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[Leaflet advertising exhibition of the curious history of Julia Pastrana, "The Baboon Lady" and the live two-in-one, or, double-bodied boy at Dr. Kahn's Museum. The boy is shown in the illustration. Julia Pastrana was also giving 'levees' at the Regent Gallery 3 times a day].
Date: [1857?]- Ephemera
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[Leaflet about The Brothers Tocci, conjoined twins, born in Locana, Italy in 1877].
Date: [1880 and 1889?]- Ephemera
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By authority : at the Talbot Inn, near the maypole in the Strand, is now to be seen the High German performer, born without arms.
Date: [between 1702-1707?]- Ephemera
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[Leaflet advertising appearances by Count Smollenoff ("for a short time only!!!")].
Date: [between 1875 and 1890?]- Ephemera
G.W. Watson, druggist, Alnwick : sells all kinds of medicines &c : strictly genuine / G.W. Watson.
Watson, G. W.Date: [1817?]- Ephemera
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[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 off-white paper].
Date: 1880- Ephemera
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[Leaflet (1880?) advertising appearances by The Lilliputian Monarchs: the Australian General Tom Thumb and Commodore Knott at the Horns Assembly Rooms (Kennington, London, England). Printed on orange/yellow paper].
Date: [1880]- Ephemera
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[Leaflet advertising appearances by Martha Bagshaw, the American lady born without hands or ams (Bartholomew Fair 1817?). ].
Date: [1817?]- Pictures
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A breast pump manufactured by H. Wright. Wood engraving and letterpress, 18--.
Wright, Henry, active 1825-1867.Date: [between 1825 and 1867]Reference: 572302i- Ephemera
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[Small handbill advertising an appearance by Che Mah, the celebrated Chinese Dwarf, the smallest man in the world at the Queen's Arms, High Street, Islington (December 1868?)].
Date: 1868- Ephemera
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[Undated handbill (June 1880) advertising an appearance by Chang, the Fychow giant, at the Royal Aquarium, London].
Date: 1880- Ephemera
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To the nobility, gentry, and all who are admirers of the extraordinary productions of nature : Just arrived from London, and to be seen at her lodgings, near the Fountain-Well, Nether-Bow, High-Street, Maria Teresa, the amazing Corsican Fairy ...
Date: 1775- Ephemera
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A changeling child : to be seen next door to the Black Raven, in West Smithfield, during the time of the FAIR, being a living skeleton, taken by a Venetian Galley, from a Turkish vessel in the archipelago ...
Date: [between 1840 and 1880?]- Ephemera
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[Leaflet advertising appearances by "Two children united from the umbilical chord to the top of the breast bone", born January 1833 and being exhibited at 28 High Street, Bloomsbury, London with The Matchless Lamb (1 head, 2 bodies) and the Wonderful Kangaroo Pig (no fore legs)].
Date: [1833?]- Ephemera
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Beautiful wonder of nature! : General Tom Thumb the celebrated American dwarf : exhibiting every day and evening, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, previous to his departure to Paris.
Date: [1844]- Ephemera
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[Undated handbill (1835?) advertising 'L'anatomie vivante, or Living Skeleton" at the York Hotel, William Square (Liverpool?)].
Date: 1835- Ephemera
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[Undated handbill (1878) advertising an exhibition of W. Campbell, the Scottish Giant, at the Egyptian Hall (London)].
Date: 1878- Ephemera
Freak shows ephemera. Box 2.
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General Tom Thumb : the man in miniature, exhibiting every morning and afternoon, in Caitlin's Indian collection, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, and every evening, for this week only, at the Adelaide Gallery ...
Date: [1844?]- Ephemera
An account of the extraordinary case and sufferings of Benj. Surr, who was discovered on Monday last, Decem. 20, 1819, chained to the wall in his own father's cellar, in Leeds, covered with filth and wretchedness, not having been shaved, or had his hair and nails cut for three years he was confined there.
Date: [1819?]- Pictures
Two men holding each other. Colour lithographic reproduction of photograph, 1994.
A.R.T. Creative Partnership.Date: 1994Reference: 25459i- Pictures
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The outline of a bottle, advertising concentrated orange juice as beneficial to children. Colour lithograph after Eileen Evans.
Evans, Eileen.Date: 1960-1969Reference: 576282i- Ephemera
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Wonderful phenomena of nature : a female child, (a twin,) 11 years of age, 4 feet 2 inches in height, and weighs one hundred pounds ...
Date: [between 1800 and 1840?]