Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
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Lot 301
Hostetler Family Blind Musicians CDV Portrait. Uptown, PA: Hadden's New Gallery, ca. 1860s.
Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$72
Sold Price includes BP
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Hostetler Family Blind Musicians CDV Portrait. Uptown, PA: Hadden's New Gallery, ca. 1860s. Albumen on studio mount. Carte de visite of the Hostetler family, known as the “Blind Family” in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Although they had no formal music training, the siblings—Catherine, Bartholomew, Jesse Samuel, and John—performed throughout Western Pennsylvania and were managed by Prof. Buchinal.
2 1/2 x 4 1/4".
Condition
Crease through middle and a 1/8 x 1/8" portion missing from mid-left margin. Corners bumped and minor toning.
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