You could indeed exhibit anything in those days
Russian performer Fedor Jeftichew went by the name "Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy" and became a star performer in P.T. Barnum's sideshow.
Years later, he was an influence on the physical characteristics of Chewbacca in Star Wars.
Frank Lentini was born with a parasitic twin, ultimately leaving him with a third leg.
When his family moved to the United States from Italy, Lentini entered showbiz as "The Great Lentini," joining the Ringling Brothers Circus.
1914
George and Willie Muse were black albino identical twin brothers who had the misfortune of being born in the Jim Crow American South.
They were kidnapped, told to grow out their hair and forced into the circus freak show life as "Men From Mars."
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