One Lucky Soul: Freak Shows of the Past

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Following Freak Shows of the Past — One, here is the the sequel.

Schlitze “Schlitzie” Surtees (birth name unknown, possibly Simon Metz) is one of the
most famous ‘pinhead’ sideshow performers in history. Born with a condition known
as microcephaly, which is a developmental disorder that causes the skull and brain to
be undersized, he was severely mentally disable and was only four feet tall.

Freak Shows of the Past — Two, One Lucky Soul

Born in 1862, Joseph ‘John’ Merrick was known as The Elephant Man

Louise “The Leopard Girl” was also often referred to as the “White Negro” due to
Vitiligo — a harmless skin disorder that effects the pigmentation of the skin

Barbara Kettlebell, the 1920s strong woman

Grace McDaniels (March 17, 1888–March 14, 1958) was known as the "Mule-Faced Woman"

Rosa Lee Plemons

Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese Twins

Fedor Adrianovich Jeftichew better known as Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy was a famous
Russian sideshow performer who was brought to the United States of America by P.T. Barnum