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Before mud wrestling and foxy boxing, men had the Carlson Sisters.
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1890s ~ the oldest contortionist on earth packs himself into a box, 23" long, 19" deep, & 16" wide, and allows any gentleman in the audience to pack 6 dozen soda water bottles into the box after him
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fun old bathing suit pics.. cute printed out on cardstock paper and framed
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curators, whitechapel gallery, london, uk • c.1930
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William S. Marriott with Simulated Spirit Hands, c. 1910.
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Eliza Blasina, 1890. From the Charles H. McCaghy Collection of Exotic Dance from Burlesque to Clubs
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Two women dressed as mushrooms and a man dressed as a gnome, German photo, 1920
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Women Playing Cards (c. 1890) (Was this another Ill Effect of letting women go to college?)
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The little girl wears a dress that appears to be made from actual American flags.
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Dressing Up,1860 [A woman wearing a crinoline being dressed with the aid of long poles to lift her dress over the hoops] by London Stereoscopic Company
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Dress made of candy! edwardianera: Candy Kitchen Girl, 1902 Dress made of candy!
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Julie Forsyth This might be my great grandmother. Not kidding.
ca. 1885, Utah state prisoners The distinctive, horizontally striped uniforms were commonly worn by 19th century convicts to render them recognizable in case of an escape
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like the ghostly floral shapes on deep black
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Julie Forsyth The rollerskates make the outfit.