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Lot 285

KELTY, Edward J. (1888-1967). Two Sideshow Photographs. New...

Estimate: $400 - $600

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KELTY, Edward J. (1888-1967). Two Sideshow Photographs. New York: Century, 1931/1933. Two silver gelatin photographs depicting sideshow troupes. Credit, date, and title printed in image. Including: Fred La Reine?s Market Street Museum in Patterson, NJ, March 1933. Depicts the group together, including so-called tattooed man, piercings, pinheads, fat lady, snake charmer and more. Photographer?s stamp verso. 11 x 14?. Large area of loss upper left, paper residue, discoloration. -- panorama print of the Singer?s Circus Sideshow in Bay Shore with banners visible: Robert the Spider Boy, Howard the Lobster Boy, Jim Daly Troup of Scotch Highlanders, Baby Doll, Electric Chair. Large loss upper right corner with other losses. Toning and discoloration. 12 x 20?. Sold as is.