Black and white photograph of a child contortionist, Little Tillie Showers
Name/Title
Little Tillie Showers, the World's Smallest Contortionist, Schmedling
Entry/Object ID
2020.549.001
Description
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 Card
Subject Person or Organization
Little Tillie Showers
Collection
Portrait Collection
Made/Created
Studio
Schmedling Studio
Date made
circa 1885 - circa 1890
Copyright
Type of License
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions
Credit Chattanooga Historical Society
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
