Strongwoman, 19th-century artwork. Strongwoman Mary Arniotis lifting five men in a performance in Berlin, Germany. Arniotis performed feats of strengt

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Strongwoman, 19th-century artwork. Strongwoman Mary Arniotis lifting five men in a performance in Berlin, Germany. Arniotis performed feats of strength while touring Europe and the USA in the 1890s. She was renowned for both her strength and her physique and lack of an over-developed musculature. Artwork from the 19th volume (first period of 1897) of the French popular science weekly 'La Science Illustree'.

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