Lot of 11, including 6 cartes de visite and 4 cabinet photographs of circus performers and special people, the highlight being a cabinet card of Double-Bodied, Hindoo Enigma Piramal & Sami, Brother & Sister, by Wendt, Boonton, NJ. Born in Madras, India in 1888, Piramal and his parasitic twin entered show business at a young age and toured briefly with Ringling Bros. Circus in the United States before retiring to India in 1915. Accompanied by 4 CDVs of little people, with 2 views of Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren, including the Fairy Wedding Group with facsimile signature on verso and Brady/Anthony backmark, plus a portrait of a couple consisting of an average sized gentleman and a 33 in. tall woman, identified as Mr. & Mrs. Reed; Fredricks & Co. carte of Giant Lady Madame Sherwood; CDV of P.T. Barnum; and cabinet cards of Linus, the "Oregon Wonder Horse," by Hammond, Lewiston, ME, the "giant" Shields Brothers, by Eisenmann, New York, and Indian doctor and entertainer, Mr. Rolling Thunder of Boomertown, NY. A copy of Very Special People, by Frederick Drimmer, (New York: Amjon Publishers, Inc., 1973), is also included. Condition: Light to moderate wear to photographs, with some scattered spotting. Light to moderate toning. Some cabinet photos trimmed, corners rounded. Barnum CDV, top edge of photo starting to separate from mount, staining in this top area of print as well.
Lot of 11, including 6 cartes de visite and 4 cabinet photographs of circus performers and special people, the highlight being a cabinet card of Double-Bodied, Hindoo Enigma Piramal & Sami, Brother & Sister, by Wendt, Boonton, NJ. Born in Madras, India in 1888, Piramal and his parasitic twin entered show business at a young age and toured briefly with Ringling Bros. Circus in the United States before retiring to India in 1915. Accompanied by 4 CDVs of little people, with 2 views of Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren, including the Fairy Wedding Group with facsimile signature on verso and Brady/Anthony backmark, plus a portrait of a couple consisting of an average sized gentleman and a 33 in. tall woman, identified as Mr. & Mrs. Reed; Fredricks & Co. carte of Giant Lady Madame Sherwood; CDV of P.T. Barnum; and cabinet cards of Linus, the "Oregon Wonder Horse," by Hammond, Lewiston, ME, the "giant" Shields Brothers, by Eisenmann, New York, and Indian doctor and entertainer, Mr. Rolling Thunder of Boomertown, NY. A copy of Very Special People, by Frederick Drimmer, (New York: Amjon Publishers, Inc., 1973), is also included. Condition: Light to moderate wear to photographs, with some scattered spotting. Light to moderate toning. Some cabinet photos trimmed, corners rounded. Barnum CDV, top edge of photo starting to separate from mount, staining in this top area of print as well.
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