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Myrtle Corbin

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American sideshow performer (1868-1928)

United StatesLived 1868 to 1928 · aged 59
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Josephine Myrtle Corbin was an American sideshow performer born as a dipygus. This referred to the fact that she had two separate pelvises side by side from the waist down, as a result of her body axis splitting as it developed. Each of her smaller inner legs was paired with one of her outer legs.

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Promotional broadside advertising Myrtle Corbin as the "Greatest Living Wonder of the Age" and the "4-Legged Child", including an illustration of Corbin with her mother, a description of her condition, exhibition details, and a medical certificate, 1868.Promotional broadside advertising Myrtle Corbin as the "Greatest Living Wonder of the Age" and the "4-Legged Child", including an illustration of Corbin with her mother, a description of her condition, exhibition details, and a medical certificate, 1868.Corbin with her husband and one of her children.Corbin with her husband and one of her children.

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Josephine Myrtle Corbin was an American sideshow performer born as a dipygus. This referred to the fact that she had two separate pelvises side by side from the waist down, as a result of her body axis splitting as it developed. Each of her smaller inner legs was paired with one of her outer legs. She was said to be able to move her inner legs, but they were too weak for walking.

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United States
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1928 · aged 59
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