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The Shocking Story of Ella Harper, "the Camel Girl"
2023-04-26 11:32:17 / AKTUALITET
People with unusual features or appearances became extremely popular as circus attractions for curious audiences in the late nineteenth century, thanks to entrepreneurs like the famous PT Barnum.
The suffering of the people exposed in such shows was often overlooked, both because of their conditions and the way they were treated.
Ella Harper, also known as "camel girl", was born with a rare medical condition called genu recurvatum congenital, which causes her knees to bend backwards, similar to those of a camel.
She walked on all fours, using both hands and feet. Her time at the Circus made her famous, but that was only part of the story.
The Early Life of Ella Harper
Ella Evans Harper, daughter of William Harper and Minerva Ann Childress, was born January 5, 1870, in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Her father was a well known farmer and stock raiser in Sumner County at that time.
Life In The Circus
Ella Harper began her circus career in October 1882, when she was just 12 years old, according to historical records. She began performing in and around St. Louis and New Orleans.
However, in recent years, she has started traveling to a number of countries. She began to attract and attract people's attention. Ella Harper aroused a lot of interest from the public, who were curious about her condition.
Pamja e saj e çuditshme përgatiti rrugën për gjëra më të mëdha. Ella u zbulua nga showmen WH Harris, i cili e ftoi atë të bashkohej me "Cirkun e tij me pjatë nikel" në 1886.
Gjatë këtyre shfaqjeve, Ella shoqërohej nga një deve në mënyrë që publiku të krahasonte gjunjët e saj të përkulur prapa me gjunjët e kafshës.
Ajo u përdor me sukses si një mbështetëse skene për të bërë një krahasim me devenë. Megjithatë, publiku i cirkut u trondit nga pamja e saj.
Pas kësaj ajo u pagëzua "Vajza deve" dhe mendohej se ishte gjysmë njeri dhe gjysmë deve që atëherë.
Njerëzit u dyndën në shfaqjet e saj pasi dëgjuan për vajzën e çuditshme. Ajo filloi të shfaqej në një sërë posterash promovues.
Ajo ishte në gjendje të fitonte një pagë javore prej 200 dollarë, gjë që i mundësoi të vazhdonte shkollimin e saj. Ella Harper, në atë kohë 16 vjeçe, vendosi të largohej nga cirku për të vazhduar arsimimin e saj në fund të vitit 1886.
Ajo njihet se ka bërë një jetë shumë private pasi u largua nga qendra e vëmendjes.
Pas Cirkut
Sipas regjistrimit të vitit 1900, Ella Harper ishte kthyer në kontenë Sumner, ku jetonte me nënën e saj dhe një nga mbesat e saj.
Babai i saj vdiq në 1890 si pasojë e një zjarri në shtëpi, dhe vëllai i saj Willie vdiq pesë vite më vonë. Ella Harper u takua me Robert Savely, një mësues shkolle dhe kontabilist dyqanesh ndërsa jetonte atje.
Ella u martua me Robertin në vitin 1905, kur ishte 35 vjeç, sipas të dhënave civile.
The couple welcomed a daughter a year after their marriage. Mabel Savely was her name. However, the couple suffered a tragic loss when their only child died when he was just 6 months old.
Death of Ella Harper
Ella Harper and her husband moved to Nashville in 1920.
Ella died on December 19, 1921, at 8:15 a.m., according to records. She died at the age of fifty after suffering from colon cancer.
Ella Harper was reinterred in Nashville's Spring Hill Cemetery. Ella had made a lot of money and left the circus and found happiness in the man she loved, even if it was filled with sadness.
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