The Shellveys; Human Totems
(Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
(Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
(Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
“Germany Free State Prussia Berlin: Equilibrists Contortionist act of The Shellveys in Berlin’s Wintergarten vaudeville theater. Contortion is often part of acrobatics and circus acts and involve dramatic bending and flexing of the human body – undated, probably 1912 – Published by: ‘Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung’ 50/1912 Vintage property of ullstein bild” (getty images)
It’s things-from-the-past-you-should-see-week, an educational program at Mimi Berlin.