Wild Australian children.
Wild Australian children.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Buffalo [N.Y] ; New York [N.Y.] : Warren Johnson & Co., [approximately 1864].
Date
[approximately 1864].
Call Numbers
H 2013/3852
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 picture : colour ; 100 mm x 61 mm.
Content type
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
card
Publication information
Publisher
Buffalo [N.Y] ; New York [N.Y.] : Warren Johnson & Co., [approximately 1864].
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[approximately 1864].
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Promotional card with an illustration of two circus sideshow performers. The two figures are depicted as suffering from microcephaly, a condition that affects the growth of the skull and are dressed in comical attire.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Wild Australian children.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Contextual Information
Biographical note
The illustration included on the promotional card was most likely based on a carte de visite, depicting two microcephalic children which was issued with a similar title by Charles D. Fredricks some time in the 1860s. Both works correspond with an anonymous pamphlet, printed in New York by S.Booth in 1864, claiming to give an account of the, "discov...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2013/3852
Record Identifier
74Vveb0oqR7O
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vveb0oqR7O
Other Identifiers
DDC
791.1092
MMS ID
991017182509702626
