ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! PRESENTING AN ATTRACTIVE & GENUINE ORIGINAL & RARE ORIGINAL Circa 1870’s CDV FREAK PHOTOGRAPH OF WORLD FAMOUS CIRCUS SIDESHOW FAT LADY HANNAH BATTERSBY! PROMOTED BY FAMED SHOWMAN P. BILLED AT 714 POUNDS & OVER 6 FOOT TALL! 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!! Presenting a Very nice and Genuine Historic Antique Freak and Circus Sideshow circa 1870’s Carte-De Visite photograph of famed Showman P. This is a very nice relective pose of this historic Oddity Performer. Born as Hannah Jane Perkins, she married British born “Human Skeleton” John Lord Battersby. They had three children. Hannah was billed as weighing 714 pounds, but was probably in the 400’s to maybe 500’s somewhere. She was said to be over six foot tall. The name written on backside of the photo is incorrect and was probably added at a much later date. The photo is in very good vintage condition with only some normal expected age lightness. But it is an attractive image. A highly collectible historic photo. It measures approximately 2 ½ x 4 inches! AN ATTRACTIVE & GENUINE ORIGINAL & RARE ORIGINAL Circa 1870’s CDV FREAK PHOTOGRAPH OF WORLD FAMOUS CIRCUS SIDESHOW FAT LADY HANNAH BATTERSBY! Obese and Giant 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
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Featured Person/Artist: Hannah Battersby
- Theme: Americana, Amusement Parks, Circus, Freaks
- Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
- Type: Photograph
- Antique: Yes
- Number of Photographs: one
- Vintage: Yes
- Subject: FREAKS CIRCUS SIDESHOW CARNIVAL OBESITY ODDITY, Women, People, Sideshows, Circus
- Region of Origin: US
- Modified Item: No
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1870’s
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7\
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Date of Creation: 1870’s
- Photo Type: CDV
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
