Bridgeport, Connecticut: Bridgeport Hospital, 1890. Envelope or Cover. This one-page letter, dated Jun 12 1890, is written on illustrated stationery that features an image of Bridgeport Hospital. P. T. Barnum’s name stands at the top the list of hospital officers as the institution’s “President”. Crosby is identified as the institution’s..... More
Various location: 1965. Album. This album measures 16.5” x 12.25” and is filled with approximately 220 photographs (most 3.5” square or 5” x 3.5”) and over 50 pieces of ephemera (mostly correspondence on illustrated stationery and route cards). 10 of the photographs are in color, the rest are b/w. All... More
New Philadelphia, Ohio: 1862. Unbound. This two-page letter, written by Hyatt Frost of Van Amburgh’s Circus, discusses financial matters related to the Frost family farm in Harrisburg, Indiana, and Hyatt’s brother Eli, who also—on occasion—worked for the Van Amburgh show. The letter is enclosed in a Van Amburgh..... More
New York: Dick’s Pub. House, Circa 1893-1894. Wraps. Softcover pamphlet with 16 unnumbered pages. Pink cover features a wood engraving of Lone Star Harry. Toned pages, otherwise in very nice shape with a tiny chip to the lower fore-edge corner. Lone Star Harry’s given name is unrecorded, although the pamphlet..... More
[Vicinity of Toledo, Ohio]: Circa 1910-1913. Album. This faux leather album measures approximately 7.5” x 6” and contains 50 photographs (mostly silver gelatin but two cyanotypes as well).. The photos vary slightly in size, but most are about 5.5” x 3.5” inches. The album is identified as the “Property of... More
Various locations: 1940s. Album. This large album measures 15” x 11.5” and contains over 140 b/w photographs measuring between 3”x2” and 4”x6”. The photographs are all attached using corner mounts. About 25 show the Cole Brothers Circus, the remainder are of the Dailey Brothers Circus. Many have manuscript captions dated..... More
