Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The Seven Sutherland Sisters With World's Longest Hair
The Seven Sutherland Sisters of Lockport, New York, were world-famous for their incredible hair, which reportedly had a collective length of 37 feet.
The Sutherland children were all musically inclined and often performed around New York State as the "Sutherland Concert of Seven Sisters and One Brother." In 1881, they performed at the Atlanta Exposition in Georgia. They traveled with "W.W. Coles Colossal Shows" in 1882 and joined "Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth" by 1884.
Sarah Sutherland (1845 - 1919)
Victoria Sutherland (1849 - 1902)
Isabella Sutherland (1852 - 1914)
Grace Sutherland (1854 - 1946)
Naomi Sutherland (1858 - 1893)
Dora "Kitty" Sutherland (1858 - ?)
Mary Sutherland (? - 1939)
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