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| It is currently being debated whether the sitter in this photo, commonly said to be a young Annie Jones, is in fact her. There was a bearded girl who did go by the name Susan Ossiwosky (see HERE) but Annie was already being promoted with the stage name "Annie Jones" as early as age 3½ in 1871. |
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| (right) Annie and her mother Margaret at the start of her career with Barnum's traveling show. ca 1873 |
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| Two pages from a 5¢ souvenir pamphlet "P.T. Barnum's Great Moral Exhibition", 1873. Note Annie's name is not used here. |
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| (left)1873 news ad for Barnum's show. The "bearded girl" is mentioned under the "Talking Machine" heading |
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