March 2026 Unreserved Photo Auction — Curiosities, Performers & Vernacular Photography
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 01:00PM EDT
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Lot 293
CDV Miss Jennie Quigley Little Person Delavan WI
Estimate: $50 - $400
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Hand-tinted carte de visite portrait of Miss Jennie Quigley, shown seated with a young girl in a studio composition with oval vignette. The mount identifies the sitter and gives measurements: “Miss Jennie Quigley, 23 Years old; Height, 28 inch.; Weight, 32 lbs.”
Quigley was one of several little-person performers exhibited in late nineteenth-century shows and museum displays. The photograph is delicately hand-colored, particularly visible in the bright pink dress of the child and floral background details.
Photograph by H. R. Doane, Photo, Delavan, Wisconsin, with the photographer’s H. R. Doane’s Photographic Laboratory imprint on the reverse.
Quigley was one of several little-person performers exhibited in late nineteenth-century shows and museum displays. The photograph is delicately hand-colored, particularly visible in the bright pink dress of the child and floral background details.
Photograph by H. R. Doane, Photo, Delavan, Wisconsin, with the photographer’s H. R. Doane’s Photographic Laboratory imprint on the reverse.
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