Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 19
MILLIE-CHRISTINE (Millie and Christine McKoy, 1851-1912). Cabinet card portrait. Circa 1890s.
Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for
$343.75
Sold Price includes BP
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MILLIE-CHRISTINE (Millie and Christine McKoy, 1851-1912). Cabinet card portrait. Boonton, N.J.: Wendt, ca. 1890s. Sepia-tone photograph on studio mount. Full-length portrait of the conjoined twins, also known as the Two-Headed Nightingale, The Eighth Wonder of the World, and The Carolina Twins, who were born into slavery in 1851 and sold to a showman before they were one year old. They were exhibited in the U.S. and abroad by several managers and owners. After the Emancipation Proclamation ended their slave status, they continued to perform, including in P.T. Barnum's American Museum. 6 1/2 4 1/4".
Condition
Fading and minor edgewear. Good.
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