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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Whole plate tintype of a clown circus performer. Circa 1860s/70s. Striking full-length image with hand-tinting, depicting a young male performer holding a long pole diagonally in front of his body, in striped costume with large buttons, a heart emblem over his right breast, and triangle-pointed hat. Matted, under Plexiglas, the image area 7 15/16 x 6 ¾”. With oxidation and soiling including some loss to image. A RARE whole plate theatrical tintype.