[ODDITIES]. Archive of Bernard Kobel Circus, Oddities, and Sideshow Photographs, Catalogues, and Inserts. Lot contains over 100 black-and-white photographs from Kobel's mail-order business (with Kobel's numbering in pencil on the versos), two Kobel catalogues ("The Choice Circus and Sideshow" and "Human Oddities of Circus Sideshows"), and 4 inserts listing additional photographs for Human Oddities, Assorted Atrocities, Weight Lifters and Strong Women, and Contortionists. Many photograph subjects are fat men and ladies; others include Siamese twins, a 3-legged man, little people, snake charmers, armless men and women, and more.

Photographs generally: 7 x 5".

Catalogues: 11 x 8 1/2".

Bernard Kobel ran a mail-order photography business that offered a diverse collection of unusual and extraordinary images. His extensive archive included photographs of quirky houses, strange animals, sideshows, people with tattoos, and more, totaling over 1,700 images.

Majority of photographs with slightly curved top and bottom edges.

Catalogue with minor toning, staining, and marginal tearing. Oddities catalogue with markings inside.

Inserts with toning, staining, folds, and marginal tearing. 

Overall very good.