Alfonso
Item
- Title
- Alfonso
- Alternative Title
- Alfonso, the Human Ostrich
- Description
- This is a souvenir photograph of Alfonso "The Human Ostrich" who performed for P.T. Barnum. A human ostrich was someone who could swallow large objects. This is what Alfonso appears to be doing in the photograph, although due to its quality and brightness, it is hard to determine what he is swallowing.
- Date
- 1899
- Rights Holder
- The National Archives (UK)
- Medium
- photograph
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Alfonso