#28: Jack Wilson Plays Chess

If you think this image looks mismatched, that’s because it was intentionally posed that way. This photo, taken in 1932, shows Jack Wilson on the right and an unidentified man on the left playing chess. Jack Wilson was considered the most obese man in the world at the time and had gained fame for his out-of-the-ordinary size.  

Jack Wilson’s size was not common back in the 1920s and ‘30s. His size became a sideshow circus attraction that people were morbidly interested in visiting. We have no idea who the skinny man is in this photo, but we’re sure it was staged to be ironic and humorous for the time. Times certainly have changed.