Chang-Eng Broadside

Rare surviving 1830's illustrated broadside for an appearance of "Chang and Eng" - the original "Siamese Twins". This early broadside for Chang-Eng features text at the top "Siamese Twins" with a woodblock illustration of the famous conjoined twins. This 7-7/8" x 12-3/4" broadside "blank" has spaces where the town could be hand entered along with the number of days, the date they would be appearing, the venue and the times of their appearance could be filled in in manuscript. "Siamese Twins / For _____ Days only.

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