Name/Title
Little Tillie Showers, the World's Smallest Contortionist, SchmedlingEntry/Object ID
2020.549.001Description
A black and white photograph mounted on a cabinet card showing Little Tillie Showers, the World's Smallest Contortionist. The photograph shows the young girl wearing a pair of white ballet flats and tights and with a white bloomer and blouse. Her arms are crossed across her chest and she is looking up to the top right corner of the photograph. She is standing in front of a studio backdrop with a lace covered table beside her. The gutter of the card is marked "Schmedling 828 Market St. Chattanooga, Tenn." The rear reads "Little Tillie Showers Smallest Living Contortionist" in ink.
She was listed as an act in the King & Franklin New Colossal Shows and Great Wild West in 1888.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Cabinet CardSubject Person or Organization
Little Tillie ShowersCollection
Portrait CollectionMade/Created
Studio
Schmedling StudioDate made
circa 1885 - circa 1890Copyright
Type of License
No Copyright - United StatesRestrictions
Credit Chattanooga Historical Society
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
