This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/28/2023
[GIANTS] GROUP OF SIDESHOW AND CIRCUS GIANT PHOTOGRAPHS. American, 1870s – 90s. Primarily in cabinet card format by Eisenmann, Bogardus, Wendt, Obermüller & Sons, and others, and picturing Captain Bates and his wife (each standing a reported 7? 11½"); — Capt. Geo. Auger the “Cardiff Giant”; — The Robinson Brothers, “Iowa Giants”; — Hassan Ali, “height 8 feet 2 inches”; The Shields Brothers, Texas Giants; Col. Wm. Baker Boy Giant (who reportedly “grew … 11 inches in 7 months,” SIGNED by Baker on the verso; — Col. Ruth Goshon; Louis Moilanen [the] Finlander Giant, “the largest man in the world” standing 8' 5"; and others. Two examples offset printed, the balance sepia tone albumen images on photographer’s plain or printed mounts, some with gilt edges. Some age-related wear as expected, contemporary notations and information on versos of several, but generally good to very good condition overall.