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Two well-dressed young men, joined at the abdomen by an exposed band of tissue, stand together on a stage beside a chess board; the man on the left holds a badminton racquet.
An advertisement with an engraving of the well-dressed twins set against a tropical background with a tent.
A detailed and embellished illustration of the twins as older men surrounded by images of their life and family.
A woodcut of two naked men joined by a small connected area at the base of the ribcage.
Nineteenth century illustration of Chang and Eng Bunker’s livers and shared hepatic vessels, showing how an injection into Chang passed into Eng.
Nineteenth century illustration detailing the peritoneal and hepatic pouches and ensiform cartilages in the connecting band of Chang and Eng Bunker.
Title page from a pamphlet published in Buffalo by Warren, Johnson, & Co., in 1869.
A detailed woodcut of two clothed women joined at the base of the spine, facing away from each other.
A detailed woodcut of two clothed women joined at the base of the spine, facing away from each other.

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Two well-dressed young men, joined at the abdomen by an exposed band of tissue, stand together on a stage beside a chess board; the man on the left holds a badminton racquet.

The Siamese Twins, 1830

An engraved print captioned: The Siamese Twins: first discovered while fishing on the banks of the Siam River by Mr. R. Hunter. Drawn & engraved by H. Berthoud. London: Taylor, 1830. In a scrapbook assembled by George Buckley Bolton.
Courtesy National Library of Medicine

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