Potter & Potter Auctions
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Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

Sat, Jul 29, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 372

Group of 48 photographs and postcards, most of which are si...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Group of 48 photographs and postcards, most of which are signed. [V.p., 1934]. Photos and postcards are mounted on fold-out pages from a scrap-book. Some of the scrap-book pages are also signed. Photographs and postcards are generally 4 x 6? and a bit smaller. Some general rubbing, minor wear, soiling. Photos are of clowns, aerialists, sideshow acts, wild west acts and more. Some of the personalities who signed the photos or scrap-book pages are: Claire Waldorff, Grock (with self-portrait), Miss Laverry, Fibal, 2 Andreu Rivels, Ernest Sylvester, Die 3 Willards, Rondellas, 7 Maravillas, Freres Barraccta, Lalage, Flora [?] and Joe Gibson, 3 Kaldors, Agos and Pill, Amy [?] Marino, Zita Emanuel, Mauroner, Betty Arcona, Edda and Erik Munch, Seroscha Schukowsky, Familien Brosch, 3 Marley Bros., Luisita Lerrs [?], Smott, and Pipino.