Well, Well, If It Isn’t The Major. Photo shows: Are those the “ultimate extremities of human stature. Jim Travers stands 8 feet, 6 inches in his sox, and the little fellow he is holding in his hat is Major Mite, who measures 23 inches in like condition. The Major weighs 21 pounds and Jim a trifling 460 pounds. Yes, they’re circus attractions.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Well, Well, If It Isn’t The Major. Photo shows: Are those the “ultimate extremities of human stature. Jim Travers stands 8 feet, 6 inches in his sox, and the little fellow he is holding in his hat is Major Mite, who measures 23 inches in like condition. The Major weighs 21 pounds and Jim a trifling 460 pounds. Yes, they’re circus attractions.

[ca. April 1927]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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