Circus - Sideshow - Wild West
Sat, Nov 18, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 19, 2017 11:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 552
Collection of 6 Pieces of Circus and Related Ephemera.
Estimate: $150 - $250
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Collection of Six Pieces of Circus and Related Ephemera. 1890s—1940s. Including Hollywood Midgets window card/standee (13 ¾ x 14”; heavy horizontal fold needing reinforcement); Charles L. Davis comedian program (n.d.; color woodcut self-wrappers); Silas Green From New Orleans “Negro Comedies” courier (Erie Litho); Zogi “Spookville” herald (20 x 7”); Street Parade of Campbell Bros. Consolidated Shows panorama (1907; 14 x 42”); and Chiquita Whitehead & Hoag midget pinback. Fair to good condition. The Silas Green courier depicts owner Ephraim Williams on its cover. Williams operated a railroad circus in the 1880s and was the first of only a handful of black circus managers of the era. The Campbell Bros. panorama is the only image of its period that shows a circus parade from end to end.
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