Pulaski, NY native Ada Briggs started with Barnum and other NY dime museums in the 1870s and her career lasted past the turn of the 20th century. Her marketing niche was that was not only “fat” but “good-looking”. One newspaper item from the ’80s says she is 520 lbs, 5 feet tall, and as “as beautiful [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:20AM on January 7, 2013