ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! HISTORIC ANTIQUE FREAK & CIRCUS SIDESHOWS FROM IMPERIAL CZARIST RUSSIA ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE. PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL Circa 1870’S-1880’s CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF A RUSSIAN SIDESHOW & CARNIVAL ATTRACTION! PHOTOGRAPHED BY A UNIQUE HISTORIC MOSCOW BASED PHOTOGRAPHER! THE INCREDIBLE MOSCOW FAT BOY! FABULOUS, SCARCE RUSSIAN FREAK PHOTO! PHOTO BY OSCAR MEYER OF MOSCOW! OSCAR MEYER WAS UNIQUE IN RUSSIA. IN ADDITION TO PHOTOGRAPHING ROYALTY AND MILITARY OFFICERS, MEYER, LIKE EISENMANN IN AMERICA, ALSO TOOK MANY PHOTOS OF SIDESHOW FREAKS AND OTHER CIRCUS PERFORMERS! THESE PARTICULAR PHOTOS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND! A GREAT COLLECTING OPPORTUNITY! Visit Our Classicliterati Auctions Each Week For.. Fascinating, Historic & Unique Collectible Treasures! Regarded by Collectors Worldwide as the Leading Specialist in Masonic, Knights Templar, Odd Fellows, Fraternal and other Secret Society Antiques & Collectibles! We also Feature Many Other Fascinating Collectibles from Throughout the World! KEEP CHECKING OUR CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! We Treat You Like Royalty!! Historic Antique Freak and Circus Sideshow or Carnival photos from Imperial Czarist Russia are almost Impossible to Find! Presenting a most unique and and genuine circa 1870’s-1880’s Carte-De Visite photograph of an Obese Circus Sideshow performer from Russia. This photo of “The Incredible Moscow Fat Boy” will be a great addition to any collection of circus and Freak-Show photos and materials. The photographer is Oscar Meyer of Moscow who in addition to photographing royalty and military officers, like Charles Eisenmann in America, Meyer also took many photos of Sideshow Freaks and Circus performers. You will not find another photo like this so soon again. It is in very good vintage condition with only very minor age wear. Hard to find a better. A highly collectible historic photo. It measures approximately 2 ½ x 4 inches! AN EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL Circa 1870’S-1880’s CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF A RUSSIAN SIDESHOW & CARNIVAL ATTRACTION! FREAK PHOTOS FROM RUSSIA ARE BEYOND SCARCE! Obese performers were a significant part of the history of Circus and Sideshows. As important as the celebrated freaks like Jo-Jo the famous Russian Dog Faced Man, Lionel the Lion Faced Boy, Midget General Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren, Siamese Twins Chang and Eng, P. Barnum’s “What-Is-It” Zip the Pinhead, Bearded Lady Annie Jones and many others. This is a GENUINE PERIOD ORIGINAL! We regularly feature extremely attractive and also very rare, top quality antiques including among the finest in Fraternal and Masonic Swords and Historic Relics as well as many other fascinating items. Among our clients are Museums and Archives as well as many collectors the world over. Please keep checking our Classicliterati auctions. We try to describe items to the best of our ability. CHECK OUR AUCTIONS EACH WEEK FOR A WIDE SELECTION OF THE FINEST MASONIC & FRATERNAL SOCIETY SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! RARE HISTORIC CIRCUS SIDESHOW MEMORABILIA! No part or parts of this ad may be reproduced without permission. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “classicliterati” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: 2 ½ x 4 inches
- Photographer: Oscar Meyer
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
- Theme: Circus, Russia, Sideshows, Amusement Parks, People
- Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
- Type: Photograph
- Antique: Yes
- Number of Photographs: 1
- Vintage: Yes
- Image Orientation: Portrait
- Subject: Freak, Medical, Deformity, Sideshow, Obesity, Fat Man, Moscow, Russia, Carnival, Fat Boy, Boys, Circus
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7\
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
- Date of Creation: 1870’s-1880’s
- Photo Type: CDV
- Unit of Sale: Single Piece
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
