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Miss Bertha Curtis weight 540 Lbs

Description: Image of fat lady Miss Bertha Curtis in a short dress sitting on chair.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 193-?
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000127
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people: Bailey, Bill. (1887-1961.); Biggerstaff, Bill. (-1975.); Butler, Roland, (1886-1955.); Coplan, Maxwell Frederic. (1857-1927.)

New York World’s Fair Museum presents believe it or not” weight 540 lbs. : subjects as cartooned by Robt. L. Ripley

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Image of fat lady Miss Bertha Curtis standing in a short dress.

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