Blazek, Josefa, & Rosa Blazek | Conjoined sisters from Bohemia

Blazek, Josefa, & Rosa Blazek

Josefa und Rosa Blazek. Hamburg: Lith Adolph Friedländer, ca. 1909 (no. 4381)

Color lithograph poster (37 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.; 960 x 700 mm). Fold creases with mild abrasion, margins browned and with numerous short tears and tiny chips, two small holes for hanging at top margin. Laid down on linen.

The Blazek sisters were conjoined twins born in Skrejšov, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), in 1878. They enjoyed a period of success on the vaudeville circus, and later gained attention when Rosa became pregnant and had a son, Franz, who was incorporated into their act.