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Miss C. Heenan at The Universum Handbill, 1968

 Item — Box: John Barmwell Taylor Box 1
Reference code: 178T1.151

Scope and Contents

369 Oxford Street, London. "The Great American Prize Lady" " She is 26in around the muscle of the arm, 3ft 6 inches across the shoulders and 7 feet round the body" Illustrated. Printed by Corden, Machine Printer, 26 and 27 Gee Street, St. Luke’s, E.C.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968

Creator

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Extent

1 Item(s) ; 94mm x 250mm

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Physical Description

Advertised in the Daily News May 6 1871 – see also article in the Era where the cabby refused to take her due to worries that her body would not fit though his door and would break his cab! –he was prosecuted and the Judge ruled in his favour and ordered the American lady to pay compensation for loss of earnings - see also article on Onion Fair in 1871 and article about court case from Era March 1873. See Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), Tuesday, February 25, 1868; Issue 6265

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Occupation

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

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