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Armless

"Hands denied, toes derived." -- Ann E. Leak, armless performer (1831-1879)

Devoid of hands by which he builds his marvels, the human being becomes a creature of the mind (and the foot).

See also: 
Limbless

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Ray Myers
Prince Randion Newspaper Ad 1907
Charles Tripp, Unusual Pose
Kitty Smith "Armless Girl"

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Frieda Pushnik, 1943
Frieda Pushnik Signing Her Name, 1946
Frieda Pushnik Snapshot, In Front of Ripley's Odditorium, 1937
Frieda Pushnik Snapshot, With Unidentified Man In Boat
Frieda Pushnik Snapshot, Outdoors, With Her Mother and Other Women
Frieda Pushnik Snapshot, Outdoors, With Unidentified Man
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