“JOHN SHOUSE “STONE MAN” - an Orcajo Photo Art, Dayton, Ohio real photo postcard portrait of John Shouse, the "Stone Man", his caretaker/ nurse sitting at his bedside. John Shouse suffered from Cerebral Palsy, a condition that caused his muscles to atrophy and joints to stiffen. He participated in various circus sideshows as a human oddity, billed as the "Stone Man". "John Shouse - Commerce, Okla.", is penciled on the back.
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