VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer
Very rare photo of the Great Layton, an African American wire balancing performer in the late 1800s and early 1900s, shown here doing his act, with his advertising banner visible on the left. Layton appears to have signed the back of the photo in ink. I couldn’t find much info about him after that time. This is the only cabinet photo I have ever seen for sale of this performer. It was probably one of a small handful made as part of a promo for a small show. This listing shows a scan of an article I found online. The clipping is shown in this listing for reference only, and the original article is not included. My scan shows the front and back of the same photo, plus the scan of the article. Image including its mount is approximately 4.5″ x 3.5″. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “jack_mord” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Antique: Yes
  • Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
  • Autograph Format: Hard Signed
  • Signed: Yes
  • Date of Creation: 1900-1910
  • Image Color: Black & White
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Subject: African American, Ethnic, Sideshow, Sideshow Performers, Black, Circus
  • Type: Photograph
  • Format: Cabinet Card
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Theme: Americana
  • Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo

Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo

Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Identified 1930 Sells Flot Circus. / Zack Terrell / Manager & Fred Ledgett / Equestrian Director in the sky. Newark NJ / Aug 27 and signed Century in negative (Flashlight photographers stamp reverse). Large folio photograph measures 12 x 20. Has seen real use with edge tears, tack holes, tear along bottom edge (does not affect subject) repaired with old tape and loss to one corner. Please see photos and ask questions. Thanks much for looking. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “rarebooksandpaper” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Size: 12 x 20
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Style: Documentary, Photojournalism
  • Theme: Americana, Amusement Parks
  • Type: Photograph
  • Antique: Yes
  • Number of Photographs: 1
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Subject: Circus
  • Signed: Yes
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Year of Production: 1930
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1925-1949

Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo

Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed

Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed

Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare original cabinet card of the Chinese Giant Chang-Yu-Sing, by Bogardus, New York. Overall the cabinet card is in very good antique condition, though there is a pretty light crinkle in the bottom right corner of the mount that barely shows through to the back. Signed by Chang on the back. Dimensions: 6.5″ x 4.25″. Sideshow freak barnum circus 1800s antique vintage. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “jack_mord” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Format: Cabinet Card
  • Type: Photograph
  • Antique: Yes
  • Subject: Circus
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Signed: Yes
  • Date of Creation: 1880-1889
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
  • Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print

Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer
Very rare photo of the Great Layton, an African American wire balancing performer in the late 1800s and early 1900s, shown here doing his act, with his advertising banner visible on the left. Layton appears to have signed the back of the photo in ink. I couldn’t find much info about him after that time. This is the only cabinet photo I have ever seen for sale of this performer. It was probably one of a small handful made as part of a promo for a small show. This listing shows a scan of an article I found online. The clipping is shown in this listing for reference only, and the original article is not included. My scan shows the front and back of the same photo, plus the scan of the article. Image including its mount is approximately 4.5″ x 3.5″. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “jack_mord” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Antique: Yes
  • Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
  • Autograph Format: Hard Signed
  • Signed: Yes
  • Date of Creation: 1900-1910
  • Image Color: Black & White
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Subject: African American, Ethnic, Sideshow, Sideshow Performers, Black, Circus
  • Type: Photograph
  • Format: Cabinet Card
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Theme: Americana
  • Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

VERY RARE Signed Antique Photo African American Minstrel Circus Wire Performer

Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed

Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed

Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed
Rare original cabinet card of the Chinese Giant Chang-Yu-Sing, by Bogardus, New York. Overall the cabinet card is in very good antique condition, though there is a pretty light crinkle in the bottom right corner of the mount that barely shows through to the back. Signed by Chang on the back. Dimensions: 6.5″ x 4.25″. Sideshow freak barnum circus 1800s antique vintage. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “jack_mord” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Format: Cabinet Card
  • Type: Photograph
  • Antique: Yes
  • Subject: Circus
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Signed: Yes
  • Date of Creation: 1880-1889
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
  • Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print

Rare Circus Sideshow Barnum Freak The Chinese Giant Cabinet Card Photo Signed

SIGNED, RPPC of KI-KI HABA-HABA MAN, c1910, P T BARNUM, SIDESHOW PERFORMER

SIGNED, RPPC of KI-KI HABA-HABA MAN, c1910, P T BARNUM, SIDESHOW PERFORMER
SIGNED, RPPC of KI-KI HABA-HABA MAN, c1910, P T BARNUM, SIDESHOW PERFORMER
SIGNED, RPPC of KI-KI HABA-HABA MAN, c1910, P T BARNUM, SIDESHOW PERFORMER
SIGNED, RPPC of KI-KI HABA-HABA MAN, c1910, P T BARNUM, SIDESHOW PERFORMER

SIGNED, RPPC of KI-KI HABA-HABA MAN, c1910, P T BARNUM, SIDESHOW PERFORMER
Signed Real Photo Postcard of sideshow performer Ki-Ki “Haba-Haba” Man Harry L. Signed by Blitz in black ink to the upper margin of the image: “Ki-ki, Venice, California”. Real photo postcard; 5.25″ x 3.5″. Top edge unevenly trimmed, some creases, else in very good condition. Intent on pursuing a career as a wildman and a spieler, Blitz took the name Ki-KI and began working for P. Barnum sometime in the 1880s and, according to him, it was Barnum himself, who first told him to make up like a Zulu – bedecked in proper barbarian apparel, blackened face, several gee strings, armlets, leglets, and earings, and a most ferociously inane expression. His show persona would jump around, dance, utter cries, and bellow “Hubba-Hubba, ” attracting hundreds of visitors to the tent. During the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, he would also promote the African Dip – part of the amusement area, Joy Zone of the exposition – represented by an enormous, grotesque figure of a stereotypical savage. In 1910, he would becom embroiled in a bitter and highly-publicized divorce, his wife claiming that masquerading as a’monkey man’ had gradually changed her husband into a brute. If you have any questions feel free to ask and don’t forget to check out my other listings. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “dirkdensity” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Unit of Sale: Single Unit
  • Antique: Yes
  • Autograph Format: Hard Signed
  • Featured Person: Harry L. Blitz
  • Signed By: Harry L. Blitz
  • Image Orientation: Portrait
  • Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
  • Signed: Yes
  • Image Color: Black & White
  • Material: Paper
  • Year Manufactured: 1910
  • Framing: Unframed
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Subject: Circus, Sideshow
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
  • Year of Production: 1910
  • Era: Pre-War (Pre-1914)
  • Theme: People
  • Features: 1st Edition, Signed
  • Featured Person/Artist: Ki-Ki \
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Postage Condition: Unposted

SIGNED, RPPC of KI-KI HABA-HABA MAN, c1910, P T BARNUM, SIDESHOW PERFORMER

RARE Autograph Signed Photo Baptista Mijares-Schreiber 1920s Circus Horse

RARE Autograph Signed Photo Baptista Mijares-Schreiber 1920s Circus Horse
RARE Autograph Signed Photo Baptista Mijares-Schreiber 1920s Circus Horse
RARE Autograph Signed Photo Baptista Mijares-Schreiber 1920s Circus Horse
RARE Autograph Signed Photo Baptista Mijares-Schreiber 1920s Circus Horse

RARE Autograph Signed Photo Baptista Mijares-Schreiber 1920s Circus Horse
Circus Trainer / Horse Rider / Ring Master / Performer. Ca 1920s – 1930. For offer, a nice old signed photograph! Fresh from a prominent estate in Upstate NY. Never offered on the market until now. Vintage, Old, Original, Antique, NOT a Reproduction – Guaranteed! Baptista is in a glamorous costume. Inscribed and signed in ink. Photo measures 5 x 7 inches. In good to very good condition. If you collect 20th century American photography, performers, circus, Victorian era, oddity, this is a treasure you will not see again! Add this to your image or paper / ephemera collection. Baptista Alfonsine Maria Mijares-Schreiber (April 6, 1886 – October 12, 1956) was a Swedish school rider and circus director. Her father died when she was three years old, and her brother Jean and she began performing in the circus at a young age. Baptista started as a lindanserska at the age of five. From 1909 she was for a year, until she was injured, jockey rider at Cirkus Albert Schumann in Berlin. During and shortly after the First World War, she was a school rider, film actress, cabaret singer and operetta prime minister in Denmark and Sweden. After the war, she began performing with Mexican rapper Chuy Mijares and his brother Manuel. In 1927, together with Chuy Mijares, she started her own Circus Mijares-Schreiber in Sweden, with winter posting in a 1932 built own circus building at Nickkällgatan in Karlskoga. The Mijares brothers performed there for many years in a crowd-hauling winding number. Baptista Schreiber and Chuy Mijares closed their circus in 1952, but restarted a circus for the 1955 season. In Karlskoga her circus horse Menelik is buried next to skogskyrkogården. Baptista A M Mijares-Schreiber. Born:06/04/1886 – Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholm County. Death:12/10/1956 – Karlskoga parish, Örebro County. Circus Director, School Rider. Mijares-Schreiber, Baptista Alfonsine Maria, b 6 April 1886 in Sthlm, Hedv El, d 12 Oct 1956 in Karlskoga. Parents: circus diver Johan Baptist Schreiber and circus diver Berta Ofelia Maria Lindberg. Ran with her husband Chuy M Cirkus in Mijares-Schreiber in Sweden 27-52 o 55. G 1 trol 1912(-25) with singer and actor Conrad Otto Hans Detlefsen, b 27 Nov 1881 in Khvn, Helligånd, d 11 Febr 1963 there, Nathanael, son of båndhandler Conrad Vilhelm Tandrup o Julie Cecilie Charlotte Detlefsen, and adopt (1903) by dental technician Hans Dietrich D; 2 23 July 1927 in Sthlm, Kat, m cirkusdir Jesus (Chuy) Mijares, b 20 Sept 1893 in Monterrey, Mexico, d 5 Oct 1955 in Karlskoga, son of circus diver Arcadio M o Fructuosa Güereque and formerly g m Helena Luise Clarke. Baptista M’s father is said to have been of Austrian origin but was born in Belgium. M was only three years old when he died at the age of only 33, and his passing was a severe blow for the bereaved family. His own circus was already disbanded. M’s mother, who came from a bourgeois family in Sthlm, therefore had no choice but to allow the ten-year-old son Jean to become a breadwinner. He was a good circus rider. Soon it was M’s turn to help with the living. She made her debut at the age of five as a lindanserskaska. Just before the turn of the century, the mother, together with a new life leader, managed to revive the family circus. Together with his brother, M became one of the largest drawcards in different equestrian numbers. M’s great international career began in 1909. She then took up a commitment as a jockey rider – among other things, she was a specialist on various leaps from the mane up on horseback – at Cirkus Albert Schumann in Berlin. A year later, at a performance in Vienna, she injured both legs so badly that she had to stop jockey numbers. In the summer of 1912, they were involved at Cirkus Ciniselli in Khvn. Baptista fell in love with the Danish tenor and actor Otto Detlefsen, who became her first husband. On New Year’s Eve 1913, Siglavy Alda II was mysteriously poisoned and died during a engagement at Cirkus Hagenbeck in London. Dok queen Alexandra’s confidant Lord Lonsdale had been in the circus when the horse died. He decided, after consultation with the Queen, to arrange a gala performance, at which M received a new school horse. The Queen herself was present at this performance. The horse – Menelik – was later suggested to be a personal gift from the Queen of England. The events in London had a great advertising value, which M liked to use, but the First World War brought an unwelcome break in her international circus career. During and shortly after the war, she was a school rider, a film actress, a cabaret singer and an operetta prime minister in Denmark and Sweden. Her husband appeared on and off as a singing cowboy in the school riding number. In the autumn of 1921, the doors were reopened for M’s international career. In Dec of the following year, she was back in London and met there in Bertram Mills Circus the Mexican lindansar brothers Chuy and Manuel Mijares. M and Chuy decided to coordinate their continued engagement, which led to a break with M’s husband. In the spring of 1927, M and her future new husband Chuy Mijares were able to realize an old pipe dream of their own circus, which began its performances in Växjö. From 1932, the company also included a circus building in Karlskoga, where the circus was stationed during the winters. The highlight of the new circus’s program until 1933 was the Mijare brothers’ world-famous lindansar number. Both M and Chuy eventually switched to performing their own freedom horses in the manege. By the end of the 1940s, the spouses’ previously rather modest tent circus had developed into an American giant circus with several manega. The tent measured no less than 68X36 meters. After the 1952 season, M and her husband decided to close their own circus business. Several of their permanent employees had left them in the fall. The following year they instead arranged a Tour of Sweden with the Circus Strassburger, which is based in Holland. In 1955, they started anew as entrepreneurs. It was their last season. M was a master of the art of enthralled her audience whether she rode the higher school, performed her freedom horses or gave speeches in the manege. No one, like her, could have the audience in all of Sweden’s cities believe that their city was particularly close to her heart. M was not only as an artist but also as a business leader one of the greatest in a circus life, and she knew how to create publicity about her business. She was a distinguished animal lover, who never tolerated the slightest neglect when it came to her horses and dogs. M’s husband Chuy M came from a circus family in Mexico and his artist training began at a very young age. With his father as a teacher, he learned the basics of several different circus disciplines, but the exercises soon concentrated on lindans. Chuy M became a specialist in balancing on a 15-meter-long swinging slack line. Word of his achievements soon spread beyond Mexico’s borders and he was first alone and later with his younger brother Manuel, for many years a major attraction at Ringling Bros Circus in the United States. For a few years he also ran together with the French artist Alfred Court Circo Europeo, who toured In Mexico. In the winter of 1922-23, Chuy and Manuel M were engaged with their joint lindansar number Mijares and Brother at Bertram Mills Circus in London. During this engagement they met M. In the summer of 1923, the trio were seen again in Blackpool Tower Circus. Their first joint performance in Sweden took place at Cirkus Schumann in Sthlm in the spring of 1924. The following year, Chuy and Manuel M were once again engaged with Ringling in the United States. The own circus tour, which Chuy and Baptista M started in Sweden in 1927, was intended as a one-off. The first year, however, gave the Swedish tour such high incomes that he realized that it no longer paid to continue as a committed artist. After retiring as a winding man in 1933, he devoted himself mostly to the administration of the circus, but sometimes also performed some of the circus horses in freedom dressing. Chuy M had great personal charisma and pondus that captivated the audience as soon as he appeared in the manege. The art of riding, or the art of riding, has a centuries-old history. It is likely that it began at the same time as man realized that he could tame and use the horse in his work. Equestrian art manifests itself today in several equestrian sports such as dressage, track jumping, off-road riding and hunt seat. Today, baroque riding, also called academic riding, has become popular. It is based on the art of riding described by the great names of the 17th and 18th century, such as Antoine de Pluvinel and François Robichon de la Guérinière. See also the history of the horse. Man tamed the horse 6,000-8,000 years ago, and probably came quite early on that you could ride the horse. The first evidence that man rode the horse and manufactured equipment specifically for that purpose dates from about 700 f. Of the Scythians who lived in ancient Persia. They made simple saddles and bridles. The saddles were usually no more than blankets tied to the horse’s back with ropes. However, there should not have been much knowledge of how the horses move. The first, now known, horse philosopher and trainer to formulate his theories of horse grooming and riding was the field lord and writer Xenophon who lived in ancient Greece, and who is considered one of the founders of classical riding. His book On Horses and Horse Riding is described as the world’s oldest preserved handbook in the art of riding. Later, medieval knights devised new principles of the art of riding, and during the Renaissance it gained real status as one of the art forms and sciences that 16th-century nobles were expected to master. In Italy, the art of riding was developed by the stable masters of Naples, Grisoni and Fiasci. However, their methods were often harsh and cruel. Among other things, Grisoni described an inhumane way to get a sluggish horse to move more forward by tying burning straw to its tail. De la Guérinière served as a knight with the king between 1730 and 1751 where he refined and developed the principles of equestrian art. Among other things, he defined a classic seat that essentially still stands today both for school riding and for regular outdoor riding. His stated goal of making the horse light, calm and obedient so that it is a pleasure to ride in all gaits is equally relevant today. His book École de Cavalerie, published in 1733, illustrated, among other things, the deep and balanced seat. De la Guérinière developed the art of riding into an entire science, saying that “without theory, all practice is meaningless”. He developed exercise programs to increase the horse’s agility and balance and developed the gallop change which today is a common movement in dressage, where the horse switches between right and left gallop. His theories about how to make a horse calm, obedient and easy to learn still apply today. There are several different types of riding styles, arts, depending on where they have been developed, for what purpose they were developed, and which horses were used. The most famous riding schools inspired by the principles of de la Guérinière are the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, and Cadre Noir in Saumur, France. Less well known and rewritten is the art of riding in the Iberian Peninsula that combined classical riding with practical utility, for example, to drive livestock. Unlike the Spanish Riding School, Cadre Noir has always been a cavalryirid school that has been developed and renewed over the years. However, the Spanish Riding School uses similar pillars (pillars are called each by two in the ground, in riding houses or in the free, knocked-down wooden poles between which a horse can be buckled) [1] used in France in the 17th century. The pillars were a fabrication by the soldier and scientist Antione de Pluvinel who wrote a book of gymnastic exercises and movements that were clearly illustrated by the cartoonist Crispin de Pas. In his book, he used pillars as a benchmark and aid in collecting his horse. The book also included a description of “levad” to which, among other things, the horses at the Spanish Riding School are trained. In The United Kingdom, riding also developed. The two books were praised by the French master rider de la Guérinière. The current equestrian dressage is a classic riding that is rooted in the military’s demand for practical riding from the 19th century until the military’s “de-horse riding” in the mid-20th century. Recently, a classic riding called Baroque riding has started, which has its name from the very time when equestrian art was at its peak in Europe. By then, the importance of the horse in combat had diminished and the riding was seen as an art where the goal was to get his horse moving as beautifully as possible. Riding styles other than the classic used in Europe include western riding in the UNITED STATES, which has evolved from the old cattle work on horseback and the special riding art of the Arabs and Asian equestrian peoples. School riding is the foundation of the art of riding which, through rehearsing and using special movements, intends to give the rider the opportunity to master his horse. The forms of movement of school riding are usually divided into “lower schools” and “higher schools”. School riding, on the other hand, includes non-Spanish walking, falling to the knees and other so-called circus arts. The so-called lower schools of riding include such movements that are normally used in today’s equestrian sports such as sideways movements, backing, sideboard folding and others. The part of riding that intends to bring the horse into higher dressage than is required for use in ordinary riding is referred to as the high or higher school. There is a distinction between schools on and over the ground. Schools on the Ground. The schools on the ground are piaff, passage, pirouette, pesad and lived. The movements except pesad and levad are part of more difficult dressage riding programs and in the Olympic Games. Piaff is a fast-paced, very collected trot under barely discernible movement forward. Passage differs from trotting in that the horse lifts his legs diagonally for a longer period of time than in other types of trot. The movements of the horse during passage are similar to those under the piaff. A pirouette is a U-turn on the back of the combined gallop. Pesad is an artificial stepping ring with an angle of at least 45 degrees whereby the horse carries his entire body weight on the tightly angled hind legs. The front legs should be strongly curved so that the hooves almost touch the elbows. Levad is almost exactly like the pesad. The only difference is that the horse’s rise should be less than 45 degrees. These include the so-called school jumps croupade, courbette, kapriol and ballotad and are now practiced together with pesad and lived only at the Spanish Hovrid school in Vienna and to some extent at the French riding school in Saumur. Croupade is jumping on the spot where the horse’s front and hind legs should be strong and equally curved. Courbette is a movement in which the horse with lowered rear, raised front and strongly curved front legs performs several jumps forward on the hind legs. Honeysuckle is the hardest leap. The leap starts from piaff, the horse is stepped and the hind legs bump away, whereupon the horse is lifted into the air. At its highest point (when the body is horizontal), a powerful backward kick is made. Ballotad is jumping on the spot where the horse’s front and hind legs should be strongly bent and the hind legs’ hooves directed backwards. The most common way to ride today is the classic school ride, also called English riding. It is based on the ancient teachings of the head waiters of France and Great Britain. But there are several different styles to ride in, although all basically evolved from the classic riding. In the galloping sport has used its own style that has been developed through a technique designed to reduce air resistance. In a race, the jockey rides with extremely short trail leather and thus sits high above the horse and leans forward over the horse’s neck. Western riding is rooted in the old herders in the United States during the 18th-19th century. Long days on horseback required a comfortable saddle and not least a comfortable riding style. The western style is thus more relaxed and you sit with your feet slightly in front of the rest of the body and with relatively long trail leather. In classical riding, there are also minor differences. In the dressage, the rider rides on long trail leather to sit down in the saddle even in trot or gallop while a jump rider shortens his trail leather to be able to more easily stand in a field seat over the horse when it jumps. But basically, all kinds of riding art originated from the teachings of Xenophon in ancient times. Federico Caprilli taught a technique in jumping called “il systema” that taught riders to follow the horse’s movements. Caprilli was chief instructor at the Italian cavalry schools and riding in Europe was largely dominated by the riding taught in the army. Caprilli technology meant sitting in a field seat, that is, standing slightly forward in the stirrups with shortened trail leather and following the horse’s leap without disturbing the horse. This was a great contrast to the classic riding art where you rode on long trail leather with almost straight legs, which made you sit deeper in the saddle. The technique was based on an ancient technique used by steppe nods and oriental riders since the horse was domesticated. A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclists as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term circus also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 250-year modern history. Although not the inventor of the medium, Philip Astley is credited as the father of the modern circus. In 1768, Astley, a skilled equestrian, began performing exhibitions of trick horse riding in an open field called Ha’Penny Hatch on the south side of the Thames River. [1] In 1770, he hired acrobats, tightrope walkers, jugglers and a clown to fill in the pauses between the equestrian demonstrations and thus chanced on the format which was later named a “circus”. Performances developed significantly over the next fifty years, with large-scale theatrical battle reenactments becoming a significant feature. The traditional format, in which a ringmaster introduces a variety of choreographed acts set to music, developed in the latter part of the 19th century and remained the dominant format until the 1970s. As styles of performance have developed since the time of Astley, so too have the types of venues where these circuses have performed. The earliest modern circuses were performed in open-air structures with limited covered seating. From the late 18th to late 19th century, custom-made circus buildings (often wooden) were built with various types of seating, a centre ring, and sometimes a stage. The traditional large tents commonly known as “big tops” were introduced in the mid-19th century as touring circuses superseded static venues. These tents eventually became the most common venue. Contemporary circuses perform in a variety of venues including tents, theatres and casinos. Many circus performances are still held in a ring, usually 13 m (42 ft) in diameter. This dimension was adopted by Astley in the late 18th century as the minimum diameter that enabled an acrobatic horse rider to stand upright on a cantering horse to perform their tricks. Contemporary circus has been credited with a revival of the circus tradition since the late 1970s, when a number of groups began to experiment with new circus formats and aesthetics, typically avoiding the use of animals to focus exclusively on human artistry. Circuses within the movement have tended to favour a theatrical approach, combining character-driven circus acts with original music in a broad variety of styles to convey complex themes or stories. Contemporary circus continues to develop new variations on the circus tradition while absorbing new skills, techniques, and stylistic influences from other performing arts. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “dalebooks” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Format: Silver gelatin
  • Type: Photograph
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Autograph Authentication: self
  • Signed: Yes
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Signed By: Baptista Mijares-Schreiber
  • Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
  • Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Material: Paper
  • Theme: Circus
  • Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
  • Antique: Yes
  • Subject: Historic & Vintage, Horse
  • Region of Origin: Europe
  • Modified Item: No
  • Year of Production: 1920
  • Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7\
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Date of Creation: 1920-1929
  • Color: Sepia
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print

RARE Autograph Signed Photo Baptista Mijares-Schreiber 1920s Circus Horse

SIGNED! Rare SUPER LONG-HAIR LADY! Antique CIRCUS PHOTO! 1890s SIDESHOW FREAK

SIGNED! Rare SUPER LONG-HAIR LADY! Antique CIRCUS PHOTO! 1890s SIDESHOW FREAK
SIGNED! Rare SUPER LONG-HAIR LADY! Antique CIRCUS PHOTO! 1890s SIDESHOW FREAK
SIGNED! Rare SUPER LONG-HAIR LADY! Antique CIRCUS PHOTO! 1890s SIDESHOW FREAK
SIGNED! Rare SUPER LONG-HAIR LADY! Antique CIRCUS PHOTO! 1890s SIDESHOW FREAK
SIGNED! Rare SUPER LONG-HAIR LADY! Antique CIRCUS PHOTO! 1890s SIDESHOW FREAK
SIGNED! Rare SUPER LONG-HAIR LADY! Antique CIRCUS PHOTO! 1890s SIDESHOW FREAK

SIGNED! Rare SUPER LONG-HAIR LADY! Antique CIRCUS PHOTO! 1890s SIDESHOW FREAK
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS. PRESENTING A STUNNING HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1890’s CABINET CARD PHOTO OF AN EXOTIC & SUPER-LONG-HAIRED CALIFORNIA WONDER! … A GENUINE IMAGE FROM THE AMAZING WORLD OF CIRCUSES & SIDESHOWS! MYSTERIOUS YOUNG EXOTIC WONDER! LONG, THICK AND LUXURIOUS LOCKS! PHOTOGRAPHED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA! 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!! Here is a most excellent authentic historic antique circa 1890’s Cabinet Card photograph of a Sensuous and Mysterious Super-Long Haired Wonder, taken in San Francisco, California. A natural Rapunzel, she reminds us of the famous seven Sutherland Sisters. In all likelihood, this exotic young lady appeared in Circus Sideshows alongside Freaks and working acts. The backside is signed. The name is a little hard to make out. Looks like “Chusteri Bergy”, which may well be her stage name. The photo is in very good vintage condition with only some normal expected minor wear. It measures approximately 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches. A WONDROUS, MYSTERIOUS & EXOTIC LADY! 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. Performers sporting extra long, luxurious hair have a solid place in circus history alongside the 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. CHECK OUR AUCTIONS EACH WEEK FOR A WIDE SELECTION OF THE FINEST MASONIC & FRATERNAL SOCIETY SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! EXOTIC LONG HAIRED VICTORIAN ERA LADY. 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.
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Modified Item: No
  • Subject: HAIR, HIRSUTE, FREAKS, CIRCUS SIDESHOW, CARNIVAL
  • Date of Creation: 1890s
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7\
  • Region of Origin: US
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
  • Color: Sepia
  • Type: Photograph
  • Format: Cabinet Card

SIGNED! Rare SUPER LONG-HAIR LADY! Antique CIRCUS PHOTO! 1890s SIDESHOW FREAK

Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo

Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo

Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo
Identified 1930 Sells Flot Circus. / Zack Terrell / Manager & Fred Ledgett / Equestrian Director in the sky. Newark NJ / Aug 27 and signed Century in negative (Flashlight photographers stamp reverse). Large folio photograph measures 12 x 20. Has seen real use with edge tears, tack holes, tear along bottom edge (does not affect subject) repaired with old tape and loss to one corner. Please see photos and ask questions. Thanks much for looking. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “rarebooksandpaper” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Size: 12 x 20
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Style: Documentary, Photojournalism
  • Theme: Americana, Amusement Parks
  • Type: Photograph
  • Antique: Yes
  • Number of Photographs: 1
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Subject: Circus
  • Signed: Yes
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Year of Production: 1930
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1925-1949

Vintage 1930s Sells Floto Depression Era Circus Troupe Signed Kelty Photo

Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed

Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed

Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed
This is a gorgeously rendered and intriguing Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, gouache or pastels on paper, by Los Angeles commercial artist and portrait painter D. This work depicts a chiseled and handsome circus clown (dressed more like a harlequin or jester in my opinion,) with face paint and a checkered shirt, holding a paint brush in one hand as he gazes to the side, away from the viewer. Behind him to the right, you can see a circus animal wagon that partially reads: Bar[num] Shows. ” Over his shoulder are several large circus tents, and to the left of the image is a wooden wall or door which partially reads: “[Ring]ling Bros & David’s Circus. This painting is incredibly detailed and realistic, with extremely fine brush strokes and attention to detail. Signed: Copy by D. Reynolds 1978 in the lower right. This is peculiar, because I have NO IDEA what this could possibly be a copy of. Perhaps this is a copy of “something, ” but maybe the original no longer exists. For all intents in purposes, this may now be the only one out there. This may be a painting that is based off of a photograph. Approximately 30 1/4 x 36 1/4 inches including frame. Actual visible artwork is approximately 23 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches. A label on the verso reads: D. Specializing – Air Brush retouching and portraits. I could not find much information on this painter, but perhaps you know more about him or his work? Good condition, with some light scuffing, edge wear, and scratches to the original period gilded frame. Please check my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “willsusa_utzeqm” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.
  • Size: Large
  • Region of Origin: California, USA
  • Artist: D.W. Reynolds
  • Production Technique: Gouache Painting
  • Framing: Framed
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Style: WPA, Modern, Mid Century Modern, Modernism, Realism
  • Item Height: 30 1/4 in
  • Item Width: 36 1/4 in
  • Material: Gouache, Pastels, Paper
  • Time Period Produced: 1970-1979
  • Type: Painting
  • Subject: Clowns, Carnival, Circus, Figures, Portrait
  • Signed: Yes
  • Signed By: D.W. Reynolds
  • Year of Production: 1978
  • Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original

Antique Mid Century Modern WPA Realism Barnum Circus Jester Painting, Signed