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Lionel, The Lion-faced Boy

Stephan Bibrowski (1891 - 1932), better known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man, was a famous sideshow performer. His whole body was covered with long hair that gave him the appearance of a lion; this was likely due to a rare condition called hypertrichosis. Pictured as a boy aged 6 in 1897

Picture No
10012282
Media ID
47156857
Size
2422px x 4803px (1.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
unnamed engraver in Journal des Voyages 10 January 1897 page 96
Date
1897

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