Zip, In The Hospital (1926)

Wire Service Photo. Profile portrait of an elder Zip, who wears a suit jacket, tie and an interesting pin on his lapel. This photo is date stamped April 12, 1926-- and Zip died April 9, 1926...... On verso, typed caption: "ZIP，OLDEST FREAK, IS ILL IN HOSPITAL. "Zip-- what is It," oldest of ell circus freaks, older than the circus itself, has bean taken to Bellevue Hospital, N.Y.C., in serious condition suffering from acuta bronchitis.