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(MUSIC AND THEATRE--CIRCUS.) Harry Mack's Spotted Acrobats. Cabinet card photograph of three African American circus performers, all of whom suffer from vitiligo, a skin disorder; ink note on the reverse; some wear along the edges. New York, circa 1870's-1880's
The three performers here look like a family, and it is entirely possible that they are, since all three suffer from vitiligo, a common skin disorder among people of color. Michael Jackson is said to have had it, and bleached the rest of his skin to avoid the splotchy aspect the disease produces.
