Fred Roper with one of his midgets : John Tweedlie McPherson : age 19, height 40 inches.

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[between 1920 and 1929?]
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Fred Roper with one of his midgets : John Tweedlie McPherson : age 19, height 40 inches. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Postcard showing Fred Roper handing a cloth or piece of paper to McPherson who is wearing a Jack Tar costume. The card would probably have been sold as a souvenir at places where he was exhibited as part of a freak or variety show.

Publication/Creation

London : Haycock Press, [between 1920 and 1929?]

Physical description

1 sheet : illustrations, portraits ; 14 cm

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    EPH499

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    EPH499:24

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