Robert Wadlow, Tall Man

Publication

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Robert Wadlow, Tall Man

Entry/Object ID

L2004.7.9032

Description

Robert Wadlow, Tall Man. File contains newspaper clipping from St. Joseph and Kansas City regarding the visit of Robert Wadlow who was 8 foot 1 inch. He was in St. Joseph for libel suit against Dr. Charles Humberd of Barnard, Mo. Wadlow said that Humberd wrote an article for the Journal of American Medical Association that were degrading to him. Court found for Humberd. Included in articles are several photos of Wadlow while he was in St. Joseph. There is a double set of the articles. Note that all of the pages have their own accession number. Range from 2004.7.9 to 32 32/Photographs.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

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Events

Search Terms

Legal Trials in St. Joseph, Wadlow, Robert, giants, St. Joseph, Biography, Giantism

Publication Details

Author

No Author

Date Published

1935 - 1941

Call No.

StJoArea NO

Notes

Date: 1941 Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Robert Wadlow