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 | Circus Fat Lady Cabinet by Eisenmann
Light cabinet card of a Circus Fat Lady by Eisenmann.
Eisenmann, a German immigrant, opened his studio on the Bowery in 1879 and soon began to photograph the many entertainers and personalities who came to the neighborhood to perform at the ... | $100
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 | Circus Images
Two silver prits of the Chicago Lakefront Festival Circus Thrill Show. Modern images during the Mayor Daley era. Each 11" x14" | $50
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 | Circus Images
Two silver prints of the Chicago Lakefront Festival Circus Thrill Show. Modern images during the Mayor Daley era. Each 11" x 14". First image has a tear 2" deep in the upper right. Does not detract from the focus of the image.
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 | Circus Images
Two silver prints of the Chicago Lakefront Festival Circus Thrill Show. Modern images during the Mayor Daley era. Each 11" x 14". Both feature trapeze artists in action amongst several tall city buildings. | $50
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 | Elephant Feces Picker Upper Cabinet Card
Cabinet card of a circus worker whose job it is to clean up after the elephants. He stands holding his large scooper tool.
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 | Circus Act and Float Photographs
Two images, measuring approximately 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 each. One shows a circus float while the shows a stage in a city street with an acrobatic act in progress. Circa 1890.
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CDV of Circus Midget Henrietta Moritz
CDV of Henrietta 'Hattie' Moritz. Identified mount verso along with her age of 20 years, height of 22 inches and weight of 36 pounds. Some minor marks on lower right, not detracting from image.
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Circus Fat Lady by Obermuller Cabinet Card
Image of Caddie Rone, weight 490 pounds. Identified in period hand mount verso.
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 | Quadruple Amputee Cabinet Card
Cabinet of a man with artificial legs and hands. The hands are hooks, while the legs, amputated below the knee appear to be more life-like. Most likely joined the circus. By Obermiller and Son of New York; photographic logo mount recto.
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 | Circus Midget Cabinet Card
Cabinet card of a circus midget and a normal sized person to compare. With Feinberg's New York photographic logo both mount recto and verso.
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 | Giant Family by Eisenmann Cabinet Card
Excellent circus freak image of a man and woman of extraordinary height. They pose with their normal size baby between them. With Eisenmann's photographic logo mount verso and recto.
Eisenmann, a German immigrant, opened his studio on the Bo... | $100
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 | Fat Lady by Obermuller and Sons
Cabinet card of a circus fat lady in a white baby doll dress. With Obermuller and Son's photographic logo mount recto.
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 | Chiquita Little Person Cabinet Card
Slightly faded cabinet card of circus little person Chiquita. Titled mount recto 'CHIQUITA' with Kern Bros. of New York photographic logo.
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 | Little Person CDV by Eisenmann
Circus midget CDV with Eisenmann's backstamp and photographic stamp mount recto. Features an unknown circus little person - woman. Circa 1865.
Eisenmann, a German immigrant, opened his studio on the Bowery in 1879 and soon began to photogra... | $100
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 | Two Midgets Cabinet Card
Circus midget's cabinet card. Slightly light on a gray mount. Two midgets stand next to two normal sized adults.
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Circus Ballerina Marie Louise Browne CDV
Titled in the mount as 'La Petite Marie Louise Browne'. She wears a tutu and ballet slippers. Marie Louise Brown--an international celebrity around the time of the American Civil War. She was a circus freak and 'midget' ballet dancer. This photo dat... | $75
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 | Circus Freak: 600 Pound Man CDV
Slightly trimmed CDV of a 600 pound man. Identified mount verso in period hand as 'W.J. James / Wt. 600 pounds / Age 19'.
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 | Autographed Bertie DeAco Cabinet Card
Autographed mount recto cabinet card of a young Bertie DeAco of the DeAcos. They were a a novelty aerobatic shooting act. They performed with guns on the high wire traveling with the circus of the day!
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 | Midget by Eisenmann Cabinet Card
Circus midget poses in this cabinet card. This female dwarf is identified as 27 years old at the time in period hand mount verso that is nearly faded away. With a large chip running down the left side of the mount, not detracting from the actual ima... | $75
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 | Lady Snake Charmer Cabinet Card
Cabinet card of a circus snake charmer. She stands in full costume with two large snakes around her. By Charles Rozet of Brussells; a tad faded.
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 | Circus Trapeze Artists CDV
Image of two young circus performers - trapeze artists. One stands below a trapeze while the other kneels on a small stool. Circa 1870; bottom and top trimmed. | $75
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 | Major Littlefinger by Eisenmann
Cabinet card by Charles Eisenmann. With 'Major Littlefinger and Wife Age 27 & 26' in period hand mount verso. Major Littlefinger and his wife, The Fairy Queen, in real life were Charles and Eliza Nestel. Littlefinger himself has also been identifie... | $100
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 | Texas Giants by Eisenmann
Cabinet card of four circus giants in complete costume. They are known as the Texas Giants and the Four Shields Brothers. With Eisenmann's New York photographic logo printed mount recto.
The four Shields brothers, of White Rock, Texas, were ... | $175
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 | Eli Bowen - Barnum Circus Legless Wonder CDV
CDV of Eli Bown with his wife and son. Excellent image of one of the top circus freaks of all time.
Considered in his day to be one of the handsomest men in showbusiness, Eli Bowen was born in 1844 in Ohio and was one of ten children, all n... | $200
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 | Shields Brothers - Texas Giants by Eisenmann
Cabinet card of four circus giants in complete costume including Pith helmets. They are known as the Texas Giants and the Four Shields Brothers. With Eisenmann's New York photographic logo printed mount recto. Note, the card was taken from a scrapbo... | $125
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 | Eli Bowen - Barnum Circus Legless Wonder CDV
CDV of Eli Bown with his wife and son. Excellent image of one of the top circus freaks of all time. With backmark of A. Newman mount verso.
Considered in his day to be one of the handsomest men in showbusiness, Eli Bowen was born in 1844 in ... | $200
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 | Mohawk Dutchman CDV - Freak!
Excellent cabinet card of R. McChesney, who billed himself as 'The Mohawk Dutchman' This elaborately dressed man poses next to a table with a variety of items, including one that celebrates the Centennial of the Declaration of Independence, showing t... | $150
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 | Major Littlefinger and Wife Cabinet by Eisenmann
Grand cabinet photo featuring midget circus performer Major Littlefinger and his wife by famed freak photographer, Charles Eisenmann. His real name was Robert H. Huzza. Littlefinger has also been identified as Charles Nestel. He began performing arou... | $150
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 | Midget General Willis Carver by Eisenmann New York
CDV of Midget General Willis Carver by Eisenmann New York. With 'General Willis Carver' mount recto and Eisenmann's photographic logo mount verso. General Willis Carver was said to be from Beloit, Wisconsin, born in 1868. His Mom was a professonal fa... | $100
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 | Circus Freak Midget and Parents CDV by Eisenmann
Circus midget CDV with Eisenmann's backstamp and photographic stamp mount recto. Features an unknown circus little person sandwiched in between his parents. Circa 1865.
Eisenmann, a German immigrant, opened his studio on the Bowery in 1879 a... | $125
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 | Waino and Plutano by Eisenmann CDV
CDV of famed circus freaks Wano and Plutaino. With their normal sized manager in the photograph. Identified mount verso as 'Waino and Plutaino Weight 45 pounds, Age 60 to 70 years'. This CDV, trimmed on top and sids, has Eisenmann's photographic log... | $150
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 | Little Person CDV by Eisenmann
Circus midget CDV with Eisenmann's backstamp and photographic stamp mount recto. Features an unknown circus little person - woman. Circa 1865. She stands next to a small table and lamp.
Eisenmann, a German immigrant, opened his studio on the... | $100
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 | Seven Sutherland Sisters - Circus Hair Freaks!
CDV of all seven Sutherland Sisters and an unnamed man. This horizontal image shows them all in a dramatic pose, all gathered around the male. Each sister has extremely long hair and toured in Barnum & Baily's Circus. Mount verso is a list of sister... | $125
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 | Mile Correta by Wendt Cabinet Card
A nice cabinet card by famous photographer Frank Wendt. Features circus midget Mile Correta, identified mount verso; most likely misspelled for Mille. Printed mount recto 'Mile CORETTA / Age 19 Years Height 21 Inches / Frank Wendt, Artist, Photo Boon... | $100
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 | Armless Lady Anne E. Leak Thompson CDV
Anne E. Leak Thompson was one of the most popular 'armless wonder' acts of the 19th century. This image is of the armless woman holding a pair of scissors with her foot. Haunting image of what could have been a physical deformity turned to profit b... | $175
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