Mon bon Sovash Black Giant Rare 1881 CDV of a Circus Sideshow African Giant

Posted on June 29, 2023 by admin

“Mon bon Sovash, A Black African Giant”. A Scarce CDV of a Giant Sideshow Exhibit. Rare CDV of Mon bon Sovash, ” Black Giant” – A black African Giant, dressed in native wear with spear and shield, a. Circus Sideshow Freak exhibit. Photographed by circus sideshow entertainment photographer Chas. Eisenmann, Photographer, 229 Bowery, N. A gold edged CDV of a Black Giant exhibit in near fine condition, with slight edge wear and age toning with a printed mount as shown in the photographs. Circus Sideshow Freak – Dime Museum – P. Barnum Museum – African American. Nsured with Signature Required. Rom a smoke free environment.
Mon bon Sovash Black Giant Rare 1881 CDV of a Circus Sideshow African Giant

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

Posted on May 14, 2023 by admin

Very rare photo of the Great Layton, an African American wire balancing performer in the late 1800s and early 1900s, shown here doing his act, with his advertising banner visible on the left. Layton appears to have signed the back of the photo in ink. I couldn’t find much info about him after that time. This is the only cabinet photo I have ever seen for sale of this performer. It was probably one of a small handful made as part of a promo for a small show. This listing shows a scan of an article I found online. The clipping is shown in this listing for reference only, and the original article is not included. My scan shows the front and back of the same photo, plus the scan of the article. Image including its mount is approximately 4.5″ x 3.5″. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “jack_mord” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Denmark, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Nauru, Wallis and Futuna, Poland, Tonga, San Marino, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Iceland, Spain, Macedonia, Estonia, Belgium, Israel, Liechtenstein, Bermuda, Vanuatu, Albania, Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, Republic of Croatia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Portugal, Malta, Cyprus, Australia, Austria, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Canada, Kiribati, Andorra, Greece, Romania, Greenland, Serbia, Montenegro, Japan, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Finland, Luxembourg, Western Samoa, France, Germany, Latvia.

Antique: Yes
Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
Autograph Format: Hard Signed
Signed: Yes
Date of Creation: 1900-1910
Image Color: Black & White
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Circus, African American, Ethnic, Sideshow, Sideshow Performers, Black
Type: Photograph
Format: Cabinet Card
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Theme: Americana
Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

Posted on April 21, 2023 by admin

Very rare photo of the Great Layton, an African American wire balancing performer in the late 1800s and early 1900s, shown here doing his act, with his advertising banner visible on the left. Layton appears to have signed the back of the photo in ink. I couldn’t find much info about him after that time. This is the only cabinet photo I have ever seen for sale of this performer. It was probably one of a small handful made as part of a promo for a small show. This listing shows a scan of an article I found online. The clipping is shown in this listing for reference only, and the original article is not included. My scan shows the front and back of the same photo, plus the scan of the article. Image including its mount is approximately 4.5″ x 3.5″. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “jack_mord” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Denmark, Switzerland, Republic of Croatia, Portugal, Malta, Cyprus, Australia, Austria, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic, Norway, Canada, Greece, Romania, Ireland, Netherlands, Japan, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, Spain, Estonia, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Latvia, Italy.

Antique: Yes
Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
Autograph Format: Hard Signed
Signed: Yes
Date of Creation: 1900-1910
Image Color: Black & White
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Circus, African American, Ethnic, Sideshow, Sideshow Performers, Black
Type: Photograph
Format: Cabinet Card
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Theme: Americana
Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

African American Conjoined Twins MILLIE-CHRISTINE, THE TWO HEADED NIGHTINGALE

Posted on April 3, 2023 by admin

Original 6.5″ x 4.25″ cabinet card of Millie & Christine, the conjoined twins. A very nice overall example in very good or better antique condition. More great photos in our store! Black siamese twins chang eng bunker barnum rare oddities african american. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “jack_mord” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Antique: Yes
Type: Photograph
Photo Type: CDV
Format: Cabinet Card
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Date of Creation: 1860-1869
Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Subject: Circus, Sideshow, Oddities, Ethnic

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

Posted on March 28, 2023 by admin

Antique: Yes
Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
Autograph Format: Hard Signed
Signed: Yes
Date of Creation: 1900-1910
Image Color: Black & White
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Circus, African American, Ethnic, Sideshow, Sideshow Performers, Black
Type: Photograph
Format: Cabinet Card
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Theme: Americana
Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Antique Vintage Early 20th Century Circus Photography African American Workers

Posted on February 6, 2023 by admin

Cool antique early 20th century black and white photograph of Black African American workers preparing a circus with two awards for circus photography. Some items we offer have age and wear, this wear due to age may include breaks, repairs, repainting, or restoration, we try to call this damage as well as possible but please refer to the photography for a full description. HEIGHT 7 1/4 inches 18.3 cm. WIDTH 9 1/8 inches 23.3 cm. HEIGHT 14 inches 35.5 cm. WIDTH 15 1/2 inches 39.6 cm. We do not guarantee the age of any piece we sell, we are not experts on age and can only describe the items to the best of our ability. Our descriptions are solely there to assist buyers finding the items and are not an accurate description of the item in all cases. Ultimately the pictures we take serve as our description. This fine antique is offered with a fair and reasonable fixed price, I trust my descriptions and photos detail this item to justify the asking price. If you do need information I have neglected to include, make an offer, or additional photos, please don’t hesitate to ask, I will do my best to comply. Thank you for looking! This item is in the category “Collectibles\Historical Memorabilia\Fairs, Parks & Architecture\Circus & Carnival\Other Circus & Carnival”. The seller is “theoldcanaanmarket” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

Posted on January 19, 2023 by admin

Antique: Yes
Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
Autograph Format: Hard Signed
Signed: Yes
Date of Creation: 1900-1910
Image Color: Black & White
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Circus, African American, Ethnic, Sideshow, Sideshow Performers, Black
Type: Photograph
Format: Cabinet Card
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Theme: Americana
Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Signed Cabinet Card Circus Barnum Millie Christine Conjoined African Twins

Posted on November 12, 2022 by admin

SIGNED CABINET CARD – CIRCUS BARNUM – MILLIE CHRISTINE – CONJOINED AFRICAN TWINS – You are considering an extremely rare cabinet photo of Millie Christine, the world famous conjoined African American twins who were originally born into slavery and displayed in circus sideshows. The image is by the renown photographer, Charles Eisenmann who photographed many of the early American circus perfromers during his career in New York City. The image is also on Eisenmann’s short lived chocolate colored mount, making this image even more rare. Cabinet photo has good contrast, tonal range and sharpness. Please note, this cabinet photo has their famous signature on the backside of the mount. CONDITION: Please view my detailed photos for the actual condition of the image and as part of my description. The cabinet photo has good contrast, tonal range and sharpness. The back of the mount has their signature of Millie Christine. Only a couple bumped corners can be seen on the top, which do not effect the image whatsoever. Here is a super rare and highly desirable image for your own personal collection of photography or to adorn your collection of tattoo history. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “nic-o-matic” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.