Lot Essay
One including the Carolina Siamese twins, midgets, 'Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb', and Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren playing chess. Also including many studies of children, several in prams.
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Portraits of families, children and unusual sitters, circa 1860s - 1890s
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MATTHEW BRADY, E. & H.T. ANTHONY AND OTHERS
Portraits of families, children and unusual sitters, circa 1860s - 1890s
Two albums, the first with approx. ninety-three cartes-de-visite inserted in pre-cut window mounts with gilded or chromolithographic decoration, brown leather, g.e., gilt clasp, 6.3/8 x 9 in.; the second with approx. thirty-nine cartes-de-visite inserted in pre-cut window mounts, red leather gilt, g.e. gilt clasps (one missing), 6 x 4¾ in. (2)
Portraits of families, children and unusual sitters, circa 1860s - 1890s
Two albums, the first with approx. ninety-three cartes-de-visite inserted in pre-cut window mounts with gilded or chromolithographic decoration, brown leather, g.e., gilt clasp, 6.3/8 x 9 in.; the second with approx. thirty-nine cartes-de-visite inserted in pre-cut window mounts, red leather gilt, g.e. gilt clasps (one missing), 6 x 4¾ in. (2)