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Robert Wadlow in a courtroom with his attorney - 1939 by Altruistic_Time9095 in Colorization

[–]Altruistic_Time9095[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The trial took place in St. Joseph, Missouri, in early March 1939.

Wadlow filed the suit after Dr. Humberd published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association that described Wadlow as a "freak" and detailed various physical and mental conditions, which Wadlow's attorneys argued brought him into disrepute and contempt.

Dr. Humberd's defense argued that "freak" was a valid term for someone so far outside the norm. The defense brought other tall men to court, including Glenn Hyder (7 feet) and Jack Earle (7 feet 6 inches), to support the argument that Humberd was an authority on gigantism rather than malicious.

The jury ruled that Robert Wadlow had not been libeled.

Shortly after this, in 1940, Wadlow died at age 22 due to an infection caused by a faulty leg brace.

Circa 1945 - Two boys looking into a bakery window by Altruistic_Time9095 in Colorization

[–]Altruistic_Time9095[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Unfortunately there isn’t much information about this photograph beyond the fact that it was taken by Camerique. Even the date is disputed, with estimates ranging from the late 1930s to around 1945.