In 1929, Coney Island's sideshow impresario Sam Wagner presented two pinheads from Georgia billed as Pipo and Zipo. The microcephalics were sisters. He paid their families $75 a week which was a landfall for the family during the Depression. While Pipo only had the intelligence of an 18 month old baby, her sister was considerably brighter. Zipo had the intelligence of a five year old. They were billed as Pip and Flip - pinheads from Peru. The Snow sisters became one of Coney Islands greatest attractions during the depression. They were featured in the 1932 movie "Freaks"
In 1929, Coney Island's sideshow impresario Sam Wagner presented two pinheads from Georgia billed as Pipo and Zipo. The microcephalics were sisters. He paid their families $75 a week which was a landfall for the family during the Depression. While Pipo only had the intelligence of an 18 month old baby, her sister was considerably brighter. Zipo had the intelligence of a five year old. They were billed as Pip and Flip - pinheads from Peru. The Snow sisters became one of Coney Islands greatest attractions during the depression. They were featured in the 1932 movie "Freaks"
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