ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! PRESENTING A VERY RARE & UNUSUAL HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1880’s CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF AN AGED & SEMI-RETIRED CIRCUS SIDESHOW BEARDED LADY RELAXING IN HER COMFORTABLE CHAIR! LONG & HEAVY “MATRIARCHAL” BEARD! PHOTO IS SIGNED ON THE BACKSIDE! APPROXIMATELY 4 ¼ x 6 ½ INCHES! 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!! This is a rare original circa 1880’s Cabinet Card Photograph of Granny Nelly Fraser relaxing in a chair. Fraser was in semi-retirement at the time this photo was taken. The photo was posed to look like she was at home rather than in a photo studio. But we have no idea of where it was taken. They were supposedly based on the East Coast. Unfortunately we do not know her professional circus name. The photo is quite unusual. It measures 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches. The image is light, but clear. There are even some strong contours. It is signed on back. VERY RARE & UNUSUAL HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1880’s CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF AN AGED & SEMI-RETIRED CIRCUS SIDESHOW BEARDED LADY RELAXING IN HER COMFORTABLE CHAIR! In the Circus, Women sporting beards were a very popular attraction They have their place alongside celebrated Freaks such as Jo-Jo the Russian Dog Faced Man, Lionel the Lion Faced Boy, Zip the “What-Is-It” Pinhead, the “Midget” Tom Thumb, “Bearded Lady” Annie Jones, “Armless Wonder” Charles Tripp, “Legless” Eli Bowen, “Siamese Twins” Chang & Eng and other historic marvels. Many of whom we know from photographs by Matthew Brady, Charles Eisenmann, Frank Wendt or the Swords brothers. This item 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: 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Featured Person/Artist: Granny Nelly Fraser
- Theme: Circus, Portrait
- Format: Cabinet Card
- Type: Photograph
- Number of Photographs: 1
- Subject: BEARDED LADY, CIRCUS FREAK MEDICAL SIDESHOW ODDITY, Freaks, Hirsute Female, Carnival, Circus, Women
- Modified Item: No
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Year of Production: 1880’s
- Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
- Date of Creation: 1880’s
- Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
- Original/Reprint: Original Print