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Siegmund Breitbart
, Jewish strongman, performing in November 1923. Glass negative. Siegmund "Zishe" Breitbart (1893–1925), shown here pulling a heavy weight using only his teeth, was a Polish strongman and circus performer who was known as the "Strongest Man in the World" during the 1920s. He was widely popular in both Europe and the U.S., but died at the age of 32 after an accident during a performance.
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| Author | National Photo Company; restored by Michel Vuijlsteke | ||
| Other versions | Restored version of file:Siegmund Breitbart.jpg . Dust and scatches removed, local histogram changes, cropped. |
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