132 results filtered with: Freak shows ephemera. Box 5
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Daniel Lambert was born at Leicester on the 13th March, 1770 ...
Date: [between 1810 and 1850?]
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Bushmen children.
Date: [1845]
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The cabinet of curiosities, or wonders of the world displayed. No.5, The Spotted Negro Boy.
Date: [between 1820 and 1860?]
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A giant, Mr. Robert Hales, named "The Yorkshire Giant," who will exhibit in Nottingham next week, is nearly eight feet in height, and weighs 462 lb.
Date: [1848]
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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!.
Date: [between 1816 and 1818?]
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These are to give notice, to all persons of quality and others, that there is newly come to this place a little Scotch man ... : he being but two foot and six inches high, and is near upon sixty years of age ...
Date: [Between 1840 and 1880?]
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The eighth wonder!! : the celebrated Miss Beffin, miniature painter, will exhibit her wondrous powers, in a commodious booth, during this present fair : a young lady who was born deficient of arms, hands and legs ...
Date: [1809?]
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Wonderful production of nature : the greatest human curiosity! Now in existence, Master Thomas Jones, the Cambrian Porcupine Youth!! ... is now exhibiting, for a short time, at the Cosmorama Rooms, 209 Regent Street.
Date: [1841]
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Ne plus ultra!! : now exhibiting : the Spanish Goliah, the celebrated Senor Joachim Eleizegui, from the Basque provinces of Spain ; twenty-three years of age - stands 7 feet 10 in. weighs 450 pounds!.
Date: [1850]
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251, Regent-St. nearly opposite the Argyll Rooms : to be seen daily, the beautiful Giraffe Spotted Girl ... Miss Fabian is most curiously spotted, equal to the giraffe ...
Date: [1830?]
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Daily from 10 to 7, will be exhibited at the Cosmorama Rooms 209, Regent Street the smallest horse in the world ...
Date: [Between 1820 and 1850?]
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This is to give notice, to all gentlemen, ladies, and others, that there is arriv'd at this place a little wild man, born in St. David's Streights, aged 27 years : he is 34 inches high, streight, very well proportioned ...
Date: [1979]
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Pleasing phenomenon : a nyctalopess, from Witham in Essex at Brooke's Menagerie, no. 242, Piccadilly ...
Date: [1815?]
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The Highland Youth : this youth, whose miraculous powers of double sight have surprised all who have visited him. Exhibits every day from twelve to half-past five, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ...
Date: [1832]
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Anatomie vivante, or, the Living Skeleton.
Date: [1825?]
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In December 1765, there were in York, a young man ad woman, twins, of a surprising stature : they were not quite 17 years of age. The brother was 7ft 3 in.: the sister 7ft 2 in. in height : annual register.
Date: [between 1800 and 1850?]
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15 Poultry : for a short time only: to be seen alive, the beautiful Giraffe Girl, with a fine cosmoramic view of the Thames Tunnel.
Date: [1830?]
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222, Piccadilly : just arrived from Paris, an immense French giant, who has excited the greatest astonishment in that capital : measures seven feet four inches ...
Date: [1826?]
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To General Tom Thumb : O little tiny Thumb, o little tiny Thumb, a precious little birch is pickling for your b---.
Date: [1844]
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22, New Bond Street : Now exhibiting from ten in the morning till nine at night, an immense French giant : measures exactly 7 feet 4 inches ...
Date: [1826?]
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The wonderful American hen, with three wings and four legs : the greatest living curiosity!!! in the world is now exhibiting at 26, Charing Cross ...
Date: [1842?]
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Mr. Smith's exhibition : to be seen twihin, the Norfolk Giant 17 years of age, 7 feet 2 inches high, and weighs 20 stone, also the African Lady! in her native costume ... also Tom Thumb, the celebrated dwarf, also the extraordinary wonder of the creation, the infant male child & its mother with 2 perfect heads and necks on one body ...
Date: [1849]
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The English Tom Thumb : great natural curiosity.
Date: [1846]
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Another Daniel Lambert! : now exhibiting at 6, Leicester Square, Mr. Mansfield, of Debden, Essex, the most wonderful man ever known ... weighing 469lbs.! Circumference, 97 inches!!!.
Date: [between 1810 and 1850?]
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No. 22, New Bond Street : Now exhibiting from ten in the morning till nine at night, an immense French giant : measures exactly 7 feet 4 inches ...
Date: [1826?]