Items

• Eng and Chang: From Siam to Surry

  Book by Melvin M. Miles on the life and family of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins.
  

• Photograph Scrapbook of the Siamese Twins

  Album of photographs of the Siamese twins, their children, and modern family reunions. Photograph were part of the research done by Melvin Miles for his book "From Siam to Surry".
  

• Scrapbook of Bunker family genealogy

  Scrapbook of information related to Bunker family genealogy, including copies of death certificates for several of the Bunker children, locations and information on grave sites, and anecdotal stories of their lives.
  

• Scrapbook of research related to Chang and Eng Bunker

  Scrapbook of research on Chang and Eng Bunker and their family. Includes photocopies of letters and other documents related to their travels and business accounts, as well as some genealogical information.
  

• Scrapbook of Bunker Family Reunions

  Scrapbook of Bunker Family Reunions, with programs from the Annual Reunions and various research on the family.
  

• Booklet: The Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng - A Biographical sketch, A Lecture, and A Proposal for Effecting Their Separation

  Booklet containing articles: The Siamese Twins, Chan and Eng. A Biographical Sketch comprising of the story of the childhood in Siam, their travels in America and Europe, their marriage and domestic life, their misfortunes occasioned by the rebellion in the United States, their purposed separation, and their recreations. Also A Lecture by Sir James Y. Simpson, Bart., M.D., D.C.L., Professor of Medicine and midwifery in the University of Edinburgh and A Proposal for Effecting Their Separation, by James Startin, Esq., F.R.C.S (Senior-Surgeon to the Hospital for Diseases of the Skin) Together with sketches of the lives of Miss Swan, The Nova-Scotian Giantess, and Zoebida Luti,The Lady of Beauty with Illustrations.
  

• Grace Gates

  Grace Gates "Aunt Grace" was a slave given to Eng and Sallie Bunker as a wedding present when they married in 1843. She was know as Aunt Grace by both Bunker families. She cared for all the Bunker children and was fondly remembered for her huge feet. She is said to have died in 1921 at the age of 121.
  

• Bunker Family

  Matthew Brady- who had photographed Abraham Lincoln- took this Bunker family group in his elegant New York studio possibly in the spring of 1865. Chang (right) is seated next to his wife Adelaide with his son Albert Henry before him. Eng (left) is with his wife Sallie and son Patrick Henry.
  

• Chang and Eng Bunker and two of their sons

  This may have been the last photo of Eng and Chang Bunker made while they were alive. It was taken just before their last trip abroad to Germany and Russia in 1870. Left to right: Eng Bunker-Chang Bunker- James Montgomery Bunker: 21 years old (Eng's son)- Albert Bunker: 12 years old (Chang's son)
  

• Chang and Eng Bunker and two of their sons

  Left to Right: Patrick Henry Bunker; 15 year's old (Eng's son)- Eng Bunker- Chang Bunker- Albert Bunker: 8 years old (Chang's son)
  

• Double headstone of the Siamese twins

  The double headstone over the final resting place of the Siamese twin in the cemetery behind the old Baptist Church in White Plains. The engraving indicates that the twins and both of their wives are buried her but in fact Eng's wife Sarah "Sallie" was buried on Eng's farm.
  

• Kate Bunker and Nannie Bunker

  Left- Kate Bunker (Eng's daughter) Right- Nannie Bunker (Chang's daughter). Photo was taken in 1868 before they accompanied their fathers on atour of the British Isles. Both died of tuberculosis by the age of 27.
  

• Drawing of Chang and Eng Bunker at age 18

  An idealized drawing of Eng and Chang Bunker at age 18 on their first visit to England in 1829. Their five inch connecting band and common navel are plainly visible.
  

• Robert Bunker

  Eng's youngest offspring Robert Bunker- the last surviving child of the Siamese twins. He died at 85 in 1951. Here he is seen in Eng's Mount Airy house beside the bed in which the twins died.
  

• Eng's wife Sarah Ann Yates Bunker and daughter Rosella Virginia Bunker

  Eng's wife Sarah Ann Yates Bunker- known as Sallie- and daughter Rosella Virginia Bunker
  

• Chang and Eng Bunker with Kate and Josephine

  An early photograph of the Siamese twins after their marriages when they became fathers. Each is with his first born child. Eng (left) with daughter Kate and Chang with daughter Josephine. Both were born in 1844.
  

• Chang and Eng Bunker with their wives and children

  Chang and Eng Bunker with their wives and children
  

• Chang and Eng Bunker with their wives and two of their children

  Chang and Eng Bunker with their wives and two of their children
  

• Chang and Eng Bunker

  Chang and Eng Bunker- Born May 11, 811- died January 17, 1874
  

• Postcard of Eng and Chang Bunker

  Postcard of Eng and Chang Bunker
  

• Original tombstone in front of Chang Bunker's house

  Original tombstone in front of Chang Bunker's house- Tombstone reads: "In memory of our father Chang Bunker Born May 11 AD 1811 Died January 17 AD 1874 Aged 62 yrs. 8 mos. And 6 das."- Twins gravesite was moved in May 1917 to White Plains Baptist Church
  

• Eng and Chang Bunker with their wives and 18 of their 21 Children

  Eng and Chang Bunker with their wives and 18 of their 21 Children- Far Right: Grace Gates holding a child- slave given to Eng and Sallie as a wedding present- known as Aunt Grace
  

• Eng and Chang Bunker and two of their daughters

  Left to Right: Katherine Marcellus Bunker- Born 2/10/1844; Eng Bunker- Born 5/11/1811- Died 1/17/1874; Chang Bunker- Born 5/11/1811- Died 1/17/1874; Josephine Virginia Bunker- Born 2/16/1844
  

• Adelaide Bunker Standing in Front of her House

  Adelaide Bunker Standing in Front of her House- Wife of Chang Bunker- Born 10/11/1823- Died 5/21/1917
  

• Eng and Chang Bunker

  Photograph of Eng and Chang Bunker- Siamese Twins