Oddities, Circus, Fairs, Clowns, Ventriloquists, Puppets, Automatons

30755.

Woman with her trained birds.

30756.

Stereoscopic Illustrations of Horse Taming.

30757.

Stereoscopic Illustrations of Horse Taming.

30758.

Stereoscopic Illustrations of Horse Taming.

30759.

Stereoscopic Illustrations of Horse Taming.

30760.

Stereoscopic Illustrations of Horse Taming.

30761.

Hector, Komedy Kard King.

30762.

5 guys playing dress-up, maybe clowns.

30763.

10753. Monarch of All I Survey.

30764.

209 The Two Johns.

30765.

Performing white horse and trainer.

30766.

General View of the Great Wheel.

30767.

Woman with very long hair.

30768.

Hanson, Ventriloquist.

30769.

Santa Claus.

30770.

Three views of Professor Morris’ Equine and Canine Paradoxes, circa 1883. This is the oldest dog and pony show which began touring in 1883. When Henry B. Gentry of Bloomington, Indiana hooked up with the show at the tender age of 17 in 1886, he learned the art of showmanship and animal training quickly, setting off with his own dog and pony show the following year when he inherited the show from his mentor … a show that was deeply in debt and deserted by its creator.

30770.

Madam Minnie Shaw and Child.

30771.

Microcephalic siblings.

30772.

E.W. Worth’s American Museum. Baby Mummy over 3000 years old.

30773.

Compliments of Zalumma Agra, The Star of the East.

30774.

Zalumma Agra, The Star of the East.

30775.

Zalumma Agra, The Star of the East.

30776.

Unidentified Circassian.

30777.

Unidentified Circassian.

30778.

Unidentified Circassian and daughter.

30779.

Aggie Zolutia, Madagascar Lady.

44143.

1-Polar Bear, Thalassarctus Maritimus.

44147.

66-Bear on Pole, Ursus Americanus.

44159.

1393. Old Ephraim, Helping Himself, Yellowstone National Park.

44160.

The Centennial Photograph of “Old Abe,” the Live Wisconsin War Eagle, Agricultural Hall, International Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876.

44661.

Northern Artificial Limb Co., Des Moines, Iowa.

45058.

Ranee II, Juggler.

45063.

Strongmen and Clown with Indian Clubs, dumbbells, swords.

45153.

Al Rano. Man with Indian Clubs, probably a juggler.

45154.

Al Rano. Man with Indian Clubs, probably a juggler.

45189.

Man with Indian Clubs. The balls and knives on the table indicate he is a juggler.

45222.

William Hanlon (1842-1923) with trapeze and barbell.

45223.

Thomas Hanlon (1833-1868). Suffered a fall in 1865, pierced his skull, became mentally unstable as a result and committed suicide 3 years later.

45224.

William Hanlon (1842-1923).

45225.

Leotard, 1864.

45226.

Written on verso “Saw Leotard and bought this at the Alhambra July 1st, 1862.”

50468.

3201. Cameroni’s Great Slide from “Ferris Wheel to New York to the North Pole,” World’s Fair, St. Louis, Mo.