On the back of this photo, it reads, “Nellie and Jennie, sisters of MaryElizabeth, both worked in a tea factory and died at 28, never married.” So I was thinking about this story and then I was thinking how conjoined twins are pretty much resigned to die when one of the twins dies. So I noticed the hair bun=thing between their heads, clearly that’s how they were joined. It would be far too risky of an operation to separate them, it’s in the report so it’s true.
This piece is currently for sale at Ebay – opening bid is just $9 because we love the spirit of the auction!