Les deux frères les plus lourds du monde : Cannon, le colosse géant hollandais, pesant 738 livres, avec son frère pesant 380 livres.

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[between 1900 and 1909?]
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Les deux frères les plus lourds du monde : Cannon, le colosse géant hollandais, pesant 738 livres, avec son frère pesant 380 livres. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Postcard showing the morbidly obese Cannon sitting in a wooden chair, wearing dark trousers and a lighter jacket and waistcoat. his brother is wearing a dark 3 piece suit. Both have moustaches. This postcard would probably have been sold as a souvenir at places where they were exhibited as part of a freak show.

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1909?]

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1 sheet : illustrations, portrait ; 14 cm

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