Sold2023[SIDESHOW]. Two Cabinet Photographs of Sideshow Acts with V...[SIDESHOW]. Two Cabinet Photographs of Sideshow Acts with Vitiligo. Circa 1890s. Two cabinet card photographs by Wendt (Boonton) and Henshel (Chicago) of children performers affected by vitiligo, an aSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early American sideshow banner-line cabinet photograph. Cir...Early American sideshow banner-line cabinet photograph. Circa 1880s/90s. Cabinet photograph depicting a crowd outside the “Entrance to Nickle Plate Museum” where banners for sideshow actsSee Sold Price
Sold2022[CIRCUS & SIDESHOW]. A dozen cabinet photographs of perform...[CIRCUS & SIDESHOW]. A dozen cabinet photographs of performers. Twelve cabinet-card photographs, and one CDV, of circus and sideshow performers, including two snake charmers, a “fat lady,”See Sold Price
Sold2021Lot of Circus and Sideshow Photographs. American, v.d.Lot of Circus and Sideshow Photographs. American, v.d. Includes a gelatin silver print of The Brodens knife throwing act; amateur vintage photographs of circus animals, performers, and trucks; and modSee Sold Price
Sold2019The Giant Hugo Sideshow Cabinet Card Photograph.The Giant Hugo Sideshow Cabinet Card Photograph. Boonton, N.J.: Wendt, ca. 1900s. Photograph of the French sideshow giant with a group of men of regular height staring up at him. Biographical data priSee Sold Price
Sold2022KELTY, Edward J. (1888-1967). Two sideshow cast photographs...KELTY, Edward J. (1888-1967). Two sideshow cast photographs. Including Steeple Circus Big Show (Century stamps on verso); and Sells-Floto Double Side Show (later printing). Both Size of larger 8 ¼See Sold Price
Sold2022Two cabinet photographs of performing bicyclists. Two sepia...Two cabinet photographs of performing bicyclists. Two sepia-tone photographs on card mounts depicting bicycle acts, including: Miller Family Bicyclists (Boonton, N.J: Frank Wendt), family of four perfSee Sold Price
Sold2018Group of 18 Cabinet Cards and Photographs of SideshowGroup of 18 Cabinet Cards and Photographs of Sideshow Fat People. Circa 1880s—1910s. Including eight cabinet card portraits (6 ½ x 4 ¼"); five CDVs; and other photographs (largest 8 x 10"). PerforSee Sold Price
Sold2018Sideshow Albino CDVs and Cabinet Photographs.Sideshow Albino CDVs and Cabinet Photographs. American, ca. 1880s-1900. Six cartes de visite and cabinet card photographs, all depicting sideshow albinos. Includes three by Eisenmann of New York. AllSee Sold Price
Sold2021AL G. BARNES SIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPHORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH BY J.C. MILLIGAN, C.1920'S. FEATURING ALL THE HEADLINING ACTS OF THE SIDESHOW AND BANNERLINE. 5"X6.5"See Sold Price
Sold2021CONEY ISLAND SIDESHOW LINE-UP PHOTOGRAPHORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH C.1920'S FEATURING ALL THE HEADLINING ACTS OF THE SHOW INCLUDING ELSIE-JOHN (HALF-MAN, HALF-WOMAN), FORREST LAYMAN (HIS FEET ARE HIS HANDS), FAT WOMAN AND TATTOOED MAN. 8"X10"See Sold Price
Sold2018Cabinet Card Photograph of Barnum & Bailey SideshowCabinet Card Photograph of Barnum & Bailey Sideshow Freaks Wagon. Circa 1873 (date inscription to verso). Depicting men outside a wagon lettered with the word "Freaks" and other advertising, plus theSee Sold Price
Sold2022Sig. Sautelle’s Shows group of photographs and ephemera. In...Sig. Sautelle’s Shows group of photographs and ephemera. Including a cabinet-format photograph of Sig. Sautelle’s sideshow banner-line with cast and band (image 4 7/8 x 6 7/8”); cabiSee Sold Price
Sold2018Che Mah Cabinet Cards.Che Mah Cabinet Cards. American, ca. 1900. Two different cabinet card photos of sideshow performer Che Mah, who appeared with Ringling Brothers as "The Only Chinese Dwarf." On the second photo, Che anSee Sold Price
Sold2021Two Cabinet Cards of Mlle. Victoria, “Queen ofTwo Cabinet Cards of Mlle. Victoria, “Queen of the Lofty Wire.” New York: Bogardus, ca. 1890. The first a full-length photograph of the high wire act posed with her velocipede, the secondSee Sold Price
Sold2023Two Souvenir Cards of “Iron Skull” Acts. Early twentieth ce...Two Souvenir Cards of “Iron Skull” Acts. Early twentieth century. Two souvenir pitch cards/postcards depicting sideshow “iron skull” acts, one in German. German inscription toSee Sold Price
Sold2018John T. Owens "Armless Wonder" Cabinet Photograph.John T. Owens "Armless Wonder" Cabinet Photograph. Boonton, N.J.: Wendt Studios, ca. 1890. Cabinet photo of sideshow performer Owens, signed in pencil on verso. Very good. Owens was born in PattonsburSee Sold Price
Sold20181912 Black African American Princess Wee Wee CircusAntique Cabinet Card Photograph; Depiction of black African American circus sideshow dwarf performer, Princess Wee Wee. She is shown holding the hand of another African American woman. IdentificationSee Sold Price
Sold2022Haag Bros. Circus. Collection of photographs of ephemera. V...Haag Bros. Circus. Collection of photographs of ephemera. V.d. Approximately 20 pieces, including several cabinet-format photographs of individual performers and the cast of the 1913 season; two heralSee Sold Price
Sold2017C 1890s Circus Sideshow FreakCirca 1890s Cabinet Card Photograph; Depiction of Chauncey Morlan and Miss Annie Bell, Circus Sideshow Fat Couple in Costume With Prize Winning Medals. Photograph Is by Wendt of Boonton, NJ. Period PeSee Sold Price
Sold2018EDWARD J. KELTY (AMERICAN, 1888-1967) PHOTOGRAPHLARGE FORMAT, ORIGINAL KELTY PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY COMBINED CIRCUS, 1937. "CONGRESS OF FREAKS" SIDE SHOW ACT INCLUDING JACK EARLE, DOLL FAMILY AND OTHERS. DOUBLE RSee Sold Price
Sold2016Group of Seven Vintage Sideshow Photos. Various datesGroup of Seven Vintage Sideshow Photos. Various dates and printers. Seven photos of sideshow or circus acts, most mounted on album pages, and including one cabinet card. Three images are of “painlesSee Sold Price
Sold2022Bailey Bros. Circus Ephemera Archive. 1940s. Twenty-five ph...Bailey Bros. Circus Ephemera Archive. 1940s. Twenty-five photographs picturing show set up, circus acts, vehicles, side show banners, and a grouping of tickets, route cards, and programs. Good.See Sold Price
Sold2024SIDESHOW AND ODDITIES PHOTOGRAPHSINCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS AND PITCH CARDS FOR THE FOLLOWING: TWO HEADED BABY, PETURSSON GIANT, HAPPY JACK ECKERT, ESTELLINE SWORD SWALLOWER (SIGNED), DOLL FAMILY, UBANGI, GIRAFFE-NECK AND OTHER ODDITIES. LSee Sold Price
Jul 11Potter & Potter AuctionsTravel photo album of the Carl Hagenbeck Circus-Zoo. V.p., principally 1933–4.$100
Jul 11Potter & Potter AuctionsLE ROUX, Hugues (1860-1925). Les Jeux du Cirque et la Vie F...$100
Jul 11Potter & Potter Auctions[CIRCUS & SIDESHOW ALBUM]. FOX, Walter B (compiler/dealer)....$200(3 bids)
Jul 11Potter & Potter Auctions[TRAPEZE / BALANCING ACTS]. Original advertising artwork fo...$50(1 bid)
Jul 11Potter & Potter Auctions[CIRQUE D’HIVER]. Gala De L’Union des Artistes. Group of 22...$125
Jul 11Potter & Potter AuctionsDANNES, Pierre J. (1910 – 1985). Archive of circus photogra...$300
Jul 11Potter & Potter Auctions[MEDICINE – MONSTROSITY & ABNORMALITY]. Large scrapbook of ...$500