ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS. PRESENTING ONE OF THE FINEST ANTIQUE Circa 1870s CARTE-DE-VISITE CDV PHOTOGRAPHS OF AN EARLY CIRCUS FREAKS & SIDESHOW FAT MAN FROM THE P. BARNUM REPERTOIRE OF EXOTIC HUMAN ODDITIES! A VERY FINE IMAGE! BARNUM’S MUSEUM IN NEW YORK! PHOTOGRAPHED IN WOOSTER, OHIO! 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! We Treat You Like Royalty!! This is one of the most handsome and genuine circa 1870’s Carte-De-Visite CDV photographs of an early Circus Sideshow and Dime Museum Fat Man. Although the man’s name escapes us, we believe he was one of the Oddity performers promoted by P. Barnum in his Museum on 14th Street in New York City. The contours and emulsion on the image are very nice. The pose is excellent. As is the facial expression. One of the best in our view. This is a rare early photograph from post civil war era America. It is in very good vintage condition with only some very minor light wear. The photo measures approximately 2 ½ x 4 inches. ONE OF THE FINEST ANTIQUE 1870s CDV PHOTOS OF AN EARLY CIRCUS FREAKS SHOW FAT MAN FROM THE P. BARNUM REPERTOIRE OF HUMAN ODDITIES! Fat performers belonged to the sideshow world just as much as the Celebrated Freaks Jo-Jo the Russian Dog Faced Man, Lionel the Lion Faced Boy, Zip the “What-Is-It” Pinhead, Bearded Lady Annie Jones and Armless Wonder Charles Tripp. THIS IS A GENUINE 19th CENTURY PERIOD ORIGINAL CDV PHOTOGRAPH! 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 SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! ON TO OUR GREAT ITEM! RARE HISTORIC CIRCUS SIDESHOW IMAGE! 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.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Theme: Americana, Amusement Parks, History
• Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
• Type: Photograph
• Antique: Yes
• Vintage: Yes
• Subject: FREAKS OBESITY CIRCUS P.T. BARNUM SIDESHOW MEDICAL, Circus, Fat Man, Freak, Carnival, Physical Human Oddity, Human Anomalies, Dime Museum, Panopticon, P.T. Barnum Museum
• Region of Origin: US
• Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7\
• Year of Production: 1870
• Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Date of Creation: 1870-1879
• Photo Type: CDV
• Original/Reprint: Original Print

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS. PRESENTING ONE OF THE FINEST ANTIQUE Circa 1870s CARTE-DE-VISITE CDV PHOTOGRAPHS OF AN EARLY CIRCUS FREAKS & SIDESHOW FAT MAN FROM THE P. BARNUM REPERTOIRE OF EXOTIC HUMAN ODDITIES! A VERY FINE IMAGE! BARNUM’S MUSEUM IN NEW YORK! PHOTOGRAPHED IN WOOSTER, OHIO! 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! We Treat You Like Royalty!! This is one of the most handsome and genuine circa 1870’s Carte-De-Visite CDV photographs of an early Circus Sideshow and Dime Museum Fat Man. Although the man’s name escapes us, we believe he was one of the Oddity performers promoted by P. Barnum in his Museum on 14th Street in New York City. The contours and emulsion on the image are very nice. The pose is excellent. As is the facial expression. One of the best in our view. This is a rare early photograph from post civil war era America. It is in very good vintage condition with only some very minor light wear. The photo measures approximately 2 ½ x 4 inches. ONE OF THE FINEST ANTIQUE 1870s CDV PHOTOS OF AN EARLY CIRCUS FREAKS SHOW FAT MAN FROM THE P. BARNUM REPERTOIRE OF HUMAN ODDITIES! Fat performers belonged to the sideshow world just as much as the Celebrated Freaks Jo-Jo the Russian Dog Faced Man, Lionel the Lion Faced Boy, Zip the “What-Is-It” Pinhead, Bearded Lady Annie Jones and Armless Wonder Charles Tripp. THIS IS A GENUINE 19th CENTURY PERIOD ORIGINAL CDV PHOTOGRAPH! 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 SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! ON TO OUR GREAT ITEM! RARE HISTORIC CIRCUS SIDESHOW IMAGE! 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.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Theme: Americana, Amusement Parks, History
• Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
• Type: Photograph
• Antique: Yes
• Vintage: Yes
• Subject: FREAKS OBESITY CIRCUS P.T. BARNUM SIDESHOW MEDICAL, Circus, Fat Man, Freak, Carnival, Physical Human Oddity, Human Anomalies, Dime Museum, Panopticon, P.T. Barnum Museum
• Region of Origin: US
• Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7\
• Year of Production: 1870
• Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Date of Creation: 1870-1879
• Photo Type: CDV
• Original/Reprint: Original Print