Cabinet card by Wendt of the Miller Family, including their dog, who were trick bicycle riders and acrobats. 6.5″ x 4.25″, blank back, VG antique condition, couple of minor issues.
This is an Antique Barnum Waino & Plutano Wild Men of Borneo Circus Sideshow Cabinet Photo. Overall the card measures 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches. Marked on the back Chas. The Wild Men of Borneo, Waino and Plutanor, were a pair of exceptionally strong dwarf brothers who were most famously associated with P. Barnum and his freak show exhibitions.
Antique CABINET CARD Photograph. Location: Broadway, New York. Subject: Clown meets Acrobat. 9.25″ x 7.25″. Cabinet card is in antique condition with some wear. Please contact to make arrangements.
Cabinet photo of Circus Jugglers The Ader Brothers (at the time this photo was taken, they had added another performer to their group and named themselves The Ader Trio though only two of the three in the group at thew time are pictured). This cabinet photo shows two boys in costume who are back to back with the back of their heads nearly touching. The boys are not only juggling pins in the air but they are exchanging them from one boy to the other as you can see two pins in the air above both their heads. If they were just juggling their own pins, those ones in the air would come crashing down on their heads. The back of the mount has handwriting identifying these boys as being part of the Ader Trio which were a family of jugglers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Condition – used/preowned, please read the condition section. Location – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Size (including mount) – 5 and 1/8 inches wide and 7 and 3/16 inches high.
Circus Jugglers cabinet photo showing an incredible image of two boys balancing on a man’s shoulders as both those boys are juggling pins from one boy to the other and vice versa. Although these jugglers are not identified, this photo came in a group I acquired of the Ader Bros. / Ader Trio family of jugglers. Condition – used/preowned, please read the condition section. Location – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Size (including mount) – 5 and 1/16 inches wide and 7 and 1/4 inches high.
VERY RARE CIRCUS SIDESHOW CABINET PHOTO – BARNUM’S “UNZIE” THE CIRCASSIAN ALBINO MAN – “Unzie” the Aboriginal Albino man was brought by P. Barnum to the United States and would become one of his long running sideshow attractions. Most likely one of the most famous of P. Barnum’s performers with Albinism in circus history. Unzie was a major sideshow attraction, but cabinet cards of him are rather rare to find today. The image is in superb antique condition and taken by the York Photo Gallery. CONDITION: Please view my detailed photos for the actual condition of the image and as part of my description. The print remains in excellent condition with only a few minor spots. The mount is also in very good condition with only one tiny bump to the bottom right corner. The photographer’s stamp appears on the front and the backside has no marks. A rare and top quality image for your 19th Century Circus collection.
Rare original cabinet card of George Williams, AKA “The Turtle Boy”, and his manager, or assistant. 6.5″ x 4.25″. Very good antique condition with a small pinhole at the top, slightly bumped corners. Oddities bizarre rare history sideshow circus barnum 1860s antique vintage.