Unusual CDV of Man with No Legs & His Family - Victorian Sideshow Photo surreal including the Vatican and Rome

including the Vatican and Rome

showing a menacing looking shadow of a man approaching two sunbathing girls

6th plate post mortem daguerreotype of a little girl holding flowers

Jan's romomate

Unusual CDV of Man with No Legs & His Family - Victorian Sideshow Photo surreal including the Vatican and RomeOriginal CDV photo of Eli Bowen, the legless acrobat, his wife, and his son, who is wearing a dress. Take a look at the mug on that kid! Starting at the age of thirteen, Eli Bowen became a popular performer in Victorian circuses and sideshows. He also worked for the famous P. T. Barnum. Backmark of A. Newman, Photographer, Philadelphia. Very good antique condition. 4" x 2 1 2".