The Pyopagi Twins shown at Egyptian Hall, 1880. Pygopagi twins are conjoined at the buttocks. Josephine and Rosalie were shown at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly in 1880.Showmanship was a hard business. People and animals with unusual characteristics were ruthlessly exploited and there was little care for them once they lost their popularity with the audience.
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The Pyopagi Twins shown at Egyptian Hall, 1880. Pygopagi twins are conjoined at the buttocks. Josephine and Rosalie were shown at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly in 1880.Showmanship was a hard business. People and animals with unusual characteristics were ruthlessly exploited and there was little care for them once they lost their popularity with the audience.

Date

1880

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM25A13_325

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

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41,7Mo (2,8Mo) / 36,1cm x 28,9cm / 4262 x 3416 (300dpi)

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