The Knotty Man

Real Photo Postcard. Appropriately named, bare chested, poor soul, covered in large boils, stands staring right at the camera. His real name was Goodloe Grigsby, born July 30, 1889 in Knott County, Kentucky, and died March 11, 1965. He was listed as with Dick Best's sideshow in May 1958, as "Knotty Knots." On verso, EKC stamp box.

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