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Millie Christine, "the Two Headed Nightengale."

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Ollivier, Horace

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Portrait of the African American co-joined twins and performers posed near an arm chair. The women are attired in a long sleeve damask dress with front ruching. Each wears a lace neckerchief, an adornment in her hair, and earrings. Millie (on the left) holds a fan in her hands. A backdrop illustrated with a changing screen is visible in the background. The twins, born enslaved, were exhibited nationally and internationally under various owners and managers. By the end of the 1880s the twins retired to a farm in their home state of North Carolina.; Ollivier, 466 5th Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. near Tenth Street.; Title printed on mount.; Photographer's imprint printed on mount.; Date inferred from address of photographer.; Horace Ollivier operated his studio from 466 5th Avenue between 1889 and 1903.

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Keywords

  1. African American Women Entertainers
  2. African Americans
  3. Cabinet Photographs
  4. Carolina Twins
  5. Conjoined Twins
  6. Millie Christine, 1851 1912
  7. New York
  8. New York (State)
  9. People With Disabilities
  10. Portrait Photographs
  11. Portraits
  12. Women

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