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Collection of Nineteen Cabinet Cards of Circus and Sideshow Performers (American, 1880-1910)

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Collection of Nineteen Cabinet Cards of Circus and Sideshow Performers (American, 1880-1910)

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Collection of Nineteen Cabinet Cards of Circus and Sideshow Performers
(American, 1880-1910)
Including Captain Jones, Hairy Man, by Wendt; Minnie Woodward, Circassian beauty, by Charles Eisenmann; Ne Nee Moo Sha, Indian Princess and educated bull, by Charles Eisenmann; Chas. Diamond, Milesian minstrel; Mabel Milton, long haired girl; Miss Henrietta Moritz, little person; Ida Burnella, albino; Zulus from Africa; Horvath Midgets; Queen Jewell; Little Dot; and others. Albumen prints on card mounts. Each with typed label and/or handwritten inscription by circus collector William Purtill.
6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (16.5 x 11.4 cm.)
Provenance: Ex-collection William N. Purtill, Westerly, Rhode Island

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Collection of Nineteen Cabinet Cards of Circus and Sideshow Performers (American, 1880-1910)

Name: Collection of Nineteen Cabinet Cards of Circus and Sideshow Performers (American, 1880-1910)
SKU: 160632969
Price: 800 USD
Availability: InStock

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