Weird Tales! UFOs, Curiosities and Tattoos
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 330
KELTY, Edward J. (1888 - 1967). World Circus Side Show. Coney Island, NY. 1932.
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for
$3,120
Sold Price includes BP
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KELTY, Edward J. (1888 - 1967). World Circus Side Show. Coney Island, NY. 1932. New York: Century. Silver print panoramic photograph of the Coney Island sideshow cast, surrounded by painted signs and banners. Includes a tattooed man, Margaret and Mary Gibb (conjoined twins), Major Mite, Pip and Flip, Al Flosso (magician), and others. Title, date, and credit in the negative; hand-stamps to verso.
This photo was originally owned by Major Mite.
12 x 20". Rolled.
Condition
Minor edge-wear; near fine.
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Clarence "Major Mite" Howerton (1913 - 1975); to his brother, LeRoy Howerton (1910 - 1993); to his daughter, Candace Howerton (1943 - 2023).
