Potter & Potter Auctions
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Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

Sat, Sep 26, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 530

James Strates Shows Massive Photo and Documentary Archive. ...

Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000

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James Strates Shows Massive Photo and Documentary Archive. 1930s/2010s. The lifetime accumulation of Fred Heatley, an immense archive spanning nine plastic tubs and which contains over 50 three-ring binders filled with photographs, 35mm slides, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, and research and notes pertaining to Strates. Neatly organized in sleeves and file folders. Likely contains several thousand different images of the Strates show over its lifetime, in probably the single largest privately-held collection on the show ever assembled. A quantity of the material is reprinted or copied, but also a great amount of vintage and original material and memorabilia. Must be seen.