SIAMESE TWINS… - Lot 242

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SIAMESE TWINS… - Lot 242
SIAMESE TWINS… Rosa and Josepha Blazek with their baby… 1910s. Photograph, vintage silver print, stamped on the back. 13 x 18 cm. Note: This photograph, taken in the 1910s, depicts Rosa and Josepha Blazek, famous Siamese twins from Bohemia, accompanied by Rosa’s child. Born in 1878 and joined at the pelvis, the two sisters gained international fame in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through their tours of sideshow exhibitions, fairs, and theaters across Europe and the United States. Their story sparked keen interest among the public and the medical community, particularly when Rosa gave birth to a son in 1910—an extraordinary event that received extensive international media coverage. Beyond its spectacular nature, this photograph serves as a valuable historical record of perceptions of the body, medicine, and extraordinary human phenomena in the early 20th century. This vintage print is thus of documentary, social, and historical interest.
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