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[Leaflet (1855?) advertising appearances by 'Three White Hair'd Ladies' (6' 2") and their 30" tall brother at 13 High Holborn, London].
Date: 1855
Ephemera
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[Newspaper cutting (Morning Post, 21 April 1934) about Signora Monera, the "Electric Woman" from Trieste whose body emits a luminous glow].
Date: 1934
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 pale green paper].
Date: 1880
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Jan Hannema, Admiral van Tromp, the Friesland Phenomenon at the Cosmorama Rooms, 209 Regent Street, London (1849?)].
Date: [1849?]
Ephemera
[Leaflet (1880?) advertising appearances by General Tom Thumb at the Prince of Wales' Bazaar, 209 Regent Street, London].
Date: [1857?]
Ephemera
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[Leaflet advertising Captain Montgomery's Family "Just arrived in England" from St. John's, Newfoundland, whose 3 children were all born with"hands and feet in the shape or form of a crab." They were exhibited in the New Cut, Lambeth 10 November 1883, by manager, James Paine].
Date: 1883
Ephemera
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[Illustrated leaflet (1874?) advertising appearances by Master Smith, The Yorkshire Giant Youth].
Date: [1874?]
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall, London ("The midgets, 'two little to earth-quakes')].
Date: [1882?]
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Johnny Trundley, the Peckham Fat Boy at the Royal Standard music hall (opposite Victoria Station, London) with a bill of other acts].
Date: 1904
Ephemera
Online
[Newspaper cutting (Illustrated Times, 24 December 1864?) of an engraving of "Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren" performing on a table to an audience of about 12 people].
Date: 1864
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall, London. Printed on white paper].
Date: [1880?]
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall, London. Printed on green paper].
Date: [1880?]
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall, London. Printed on white paper].
Date: [1880?]
Ephemera
Online
[Newspaper clipping advertising a performance by Marian, the Amazon giantess at the Alhambra Theatre in London in 1882].
Date: 1882
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Johnny Trundley, the Peckham Fat Boy at Gatti's Palace of Varieties, 214 Westminter Bridge Road, London with a bill of other acts].
Date: 1904
Ephemera
Online
[Cutting from the Morning Post for 14 November 1935 about a death due to a "Boy's brain too big for his skull. Larger than a man's"].
Date: 1935
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet (1827?) advertising appearances by "Two Chinese ladies" in elaborate national costume, singing and playing traditional Chinese instruments in the Grand Saloon at 94 Pall Mall, London].
Date: [1827?]
Ephemera
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[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's latest collection of living curiosities at the Piccadilly Hall, London, featuring General Tiny Mite and Chang, the great Chinese giant (24 February 1883?). ].
Date: [1883]
Ephemera
Online
[Article from the 17 June issue of 'Harper's young people' about: Real giants and dwarfs].
Barr, Mary A.Date: [1884]
Ephemera
Online
[Two newspaper cuttings (31 May 1871 and 1 June 1871) advertising the Wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale at Willis's Rooms, King Street, St James's, London.].
Date: 1871
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Herr Winkelmeier at the London Pavilion in February 1887].
Date: 1887
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Sampson ("beats all records for strength") at the Royal Aquarium, London].
Date: [1889?]
Ephemera
Online
[Newspaper cutting, "Giants" (1842?) about the possibility of an ancient race of giants].
Date: [1842?]
Ephemera
Online
[Folded handbill on yellow paper advertising Millie Christine, the Two-Headed Nightingale, and Harvey's Midges (smallest people in the world : Princess Lottie, Prince Midge, Miss Jennie Worgen and General Tot), appearing at the Piccadilly Hall, London, 17 February 1885].
Date: 1885
Ephemera
Online
[Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall, London. Printed on white paper].
Date: [1881?]