Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

Sat, Apr 30, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 12

[BODYBUILDERS]. Seven photographs of bodybuilders, acrobats...

Estimate: $300 - $500

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[BODYBUILDERS]. Seven photographs of bodybuilders, acrobats, and strongmen. V.p. (American and European), ca. 1890s/1900s. Seven cabinet-format photographs of muscular young male performers, mostly depicted shirtless or in scant athletic attire. Images generally 5 3/8 x 4?; mount sizes vary (one with trimmed mount). Various studios including Liverpool, England; Malmo, Sweden; and various United States including Portland, Ore.; Oakland, Cal.; Manchester, N.H.; and Milwaukee.