Lot 314

RPPC Serpentina the Boneless Snake Girl

Estimate: $50 - $400

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Real photo postcard photograph showing Serpentina, the Boneless Snake Girl, Seroentina performed as a Coney Island Circus sideshow Freak and was an act with Ripley's Belive it Or Not Odditorium into the 1940's. IN this image, she reclining on a studio prop while posed in a theatrical or dance costume. She rests on her elbows with her legs wrapped her as she looks toward the camera with a composed expression. The costume includes decorative fabric, stockings, and a headpiece suggesting a stage or performance context.



The background is softly blurred, emphasizing the figure and costume details. Such photographs were often produced as promotional images for stage performers or dancers and circulated as postcard souvenirs.



The reverse reads: Standard divided “POST CARD” format with message and address sections. Handwritten inscriptions read: Pencil catalog notation visible along the edge.

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