Advertisement for exhibition featuring "The African Twins" at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
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Advertisement for exhibition featuring "The African Twins" at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
Advertisement for exhibition featuring "The African Twins" at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
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SC_GL_ENT_030 (Collage 323426)
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London Metropolitan Archives: Entertainments Scrapbook
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Advertisement for exhibition of conjoined twins Christina and Milly at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. The twins were born into enslavement in the United States but were freed by enslaver Mr Thompson, who then travelled them round the country before taken them to Europe to exhibit them at museums such as Egyptian Hall.
Advertisement for exhibition of conjoined twins Christina and Milly at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. The twins were born into enslavement in the United States but were freed by enslaver Mr Thompson, who then travelled them round the country before taken them to Europe to exhibit them at museums such as Egyptian Hall.
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