BEARDED LADY ANNIE JONES as Young Child INFANT ESSAU Rarest PHOTO Circus FREAK For Sale

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE!WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI sales!AN INCREDIBLE HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHIC DISCOVERY! PRESENTING A GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC & BEYOND RARE HISTORICAL ANTIQUE Circa 1868 CARTE d’ VISITE (CDV) PHOTOGRAPH OF P. T. BARMUM’S MOST FAMOUS BEARDED LADY ANNIE JONES (1865-1902) AS A VERY YOUNG CHILD! THEN EXHIBITED & BILLED AS “THE INFANT ESSAU” IN CIRCUS FREAK SIDESHOWS! THIS MAY BE THE ONLY SURVIVING IMAGE OF HER AT SUCH A VERY YOUNG AGE!ANNIE JONES AS THE “INFANT ESSAU”!NEVER PUBLISHED! A PRICELESS GEM!AN OPPORTUNITY TO OWN SOMETHING VERY FEW IF ANY HAVE!A WORD ABOUT THIS AD:DUE TO A COMMON SCAM WHEREBY SOME SELLERS WILL DUPLICATE HISTORIC PHOTOS FOUND IN ADS, THEN PRINT THEM AND GLUE THE MODERN COPY ONTO A GENUINE CDV OR CABINET CARD BACKING TO SELL AS OLD ORIGINALS, WE ARE ONLY SHOWING THIS UNIQUE PHOTO OF YOUNG ANNIE JONES AS "INFANT ESSAU" FROM EITHER SLANTED ANGLES OR AS VERY LOW RESOLUTION IMAGES.NOTE HER HAIR EXTENDS BEYOND TEMPLE!ANNIE JONES THROUGH THE YEARS!(These images are shown for historic reference only. They are not part of this sale).UNTIL NOW, THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE RIGHT WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE YOUNGEST KNOWN PHOTO OF ANNIE. OUR PHOTO (Left) WAS TAKEN A FEW YEARS EARLIER! COMPARE THE ANATOMY OF THE HEADS. SEE THE SOMEWHAT FLATTENED, STILL NOT FULLY DEVELOPED SHAPE OF NOSE, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EYES AS WELL AS FROM NOSE DOWN TO HER POUTING LIPS AND ALSO THE CHUBBY CHEEKS! THESE TWO PHOTOS OBVIOUSLY SHOW ONE AND THE SAME PERSON!THREE MORE PHOTOS OF ANNIE FROM HER TEENAGE YEARS AS "THE BEARDED GIRL" TO ADULT. SADLY, SHE DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS AT AGE 37.(These images are shown for historic reference only. They are not part of this sale). ONE OF A KIND SURVIVING ODDITY PHOTO!ANNIE’S LEGS ALREADY SHOW LIGHT HAIR!PHOTOGRAPHED IN MINNESOTA!DON’T LET THIS RARE HISTORIC FREAK PHOTO ESCAPE!YOU WILL NOT LIKELY FIND ANOTHER LIKE IT!A GREAT COLLECTING OPPORTUNITY!Visit Our Classicliterati sales Each Week For...Fascinating, Historic & Unique Collectible Treasures!Regarded by Collectors Worldwide as the Leading Specialist in Masonic, Knights Templar, Odd Fellows, Fraternal and other Secret Society Antiques & Collectibles! We also Feature Many Other Fascinating Collectibles from Throughout the World!KEEP CHECKING OUR CLASSICLITERATI sales!We Treat You Like Royalty!!!Presenting a truly Amazing Find. Super Rare! Legendary Bearded Lady Annie Jones as a small child, then billed as “Infant Essau”. This stunning and Genuine Historic Antique circa 1868 Carte de Visite photograph may well be the only surviving photo of Annie at this very early age. If you look carefully, you see the light hair on her legs and the hair extending beyond her temple and onto the forehead, which you still see in later images. GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC!This is an important photo in the life history of Annie Jones (1865-1902) one of P. T. Barnum’s biggest Freak Show stars. Due to a common scam by some sellers who duplicate antique photos and then glue them onto genuinely old CDV or Cabinet Card backings to sell as originals, we are only showing this photo from slanted angles and super low resolution images. The photo is in very good vintage condition. No problems. Approximately 4 x 2 ½ inches.AN INCREDIBLE HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHIC DISCOVERY! PRESENTING A GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC & BEYOND RARE HISTORICAL ANTIQUE Circa 1868 CARTE d’ VISITE (CDV) PHOTOGRAPH OF P. T. BARMUM’S MOST FAMOUS BEARDED LADY ANNIE JONES (1865-1902) AS A VERY YOUNG CHILD! THEN EXHIBITED& BILLEDAS “THE INFANT ESSAU” IN CIRCUS FREAK SIDESHOWS! THIS MAY BE THE ONLY SURVIVING IMAGE OF HER AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE! ANNIE JONES AS THE “INFANT ESSAU”! Photographed in Minnesota. We regularly feature extremely attractive and also very rare, top quality antiques including among the finest in Fraternal and Masonic Swords and Historic Relics as well as many other fascinating items. Among our clients are Museums and Archives as well as many collectors the world over. Please keep checking our Classicliterati sales. We try to describe items to the best of our ability. If you have any questions, please ask before offerding. FREE SHIPPING IN USA. Payment is expected within 5 days of sale close. FOREIGN SALES: Shipping this item to another country requires that it will only be sent with full INSURANCE and TRACKING which is EXPENSIVE. International buyers should first ask about exact shipping costs. Payment in $USA funds only. Thank You.Extremely hirsute performers have a long legacy in Circus history. they are among the Celebrated Freaks Royalty such as Jo-Jo the Russian Dog Faced Man, Lionel the Lion Faced Boy, Zip the "What-Is-It" Pinhead, the "Midgets" Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren, "Armless Wonder" Charles Tripp, "Legless" Eli Bowen, “Siamese Twins” Chang & Eng and other historic marvels. Many of whom we know from photographs by Matthew Brady, Charles Eisenmann, Frank Wendt or the Swords brothers. 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