Ella Harper, 1885
Pictured below is Ella Harper. This photograph was taken around 1885 to 1886. Harper suffered from a highly uncommon medical condition called congenital genu recurvatum, which caused her knees to bend in the opposite direction. As a result, she found it more comfortable to move on all fours.
Pictured below is Ella Harper. This photograph was taken around 1885 to 1886. Harper suffered from a highly uncommon medical condition called congenital genu recurvatum, which caused her knees to bend in the opposite direction. As a result, she found it more comfortable to move on all fours.