In Which We Wrap Our Arms Around Miss Amelia Hill
I strongly suspect that plus-sized paragon Amelia Hill (b. circa 1865) was a New York native, based on her repeated stittings at the Charles Eisenmann photo studio, and later references to her performing at such Bowery venues as Bunnell's Museum. There are already indications of her exhibiting herself from the age of 12 or 13, […]