Wedding of Freaks at Ramsgate
- maker:
- George W Roper and Associated Press
Silver gelatin photograph by the Associated Press, titled 'Wedding of freaks at Ramsgate'. When Miss Maria Yoelson, who is 7 feet 10 inches tall, is married on Monday next June 8 at Ramsgate, to Mr. Franz Bernhardt, the bridegroom will sign the register with a pen held in his teeth, because he is armless. The bride's attendants are 30 and 28 inches high, whilst another weighs 40 stones. The are all appearing at Merrie England Fun Fair, Ramsgate.
Associated Press photo shows: (Left to right) Miss Bencher, who weights 40 stones, Miss Yoelson and Mrs. Ulbrich, and Mrs, Graff.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/30753
- Materials:
- ink and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 241 mm x 190 mm
- type:
- photograph
- credit:
- Daily Herald Archive, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
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