Lot 138
[MUSIC] -- [McKOY, Millie and Christine (1851-1912)]. HUGHES & Co., photographers. CDV of the famous conjoined twins from North Carolina. St. Louis, ca 1860s.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
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Live / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[MUSIC] -- [McKOY, Millie and Christine (1851-1912)]. HUGHES & Co., photographers. CDV of the famous conjoined twins from North Carolina. St. Louis, ca 1860s.
CDV studio portrait on cardstock mount (light toning, minor spotting and wear to print edges, some wear and discoloration to mount edges and corners). Credited verso. The twins stand, wearing a dress with applied crescent moons along the hem.
[With:] 8 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. printed sheet, likely removed from a stable-bound booklet (staple holes to left edge, creasing, spotting). A halftone image of the twins as grown women makes up the top half of the page, while text below (and continuing onto verso) provides the "History of Miss Mille-Christine." Page numbers 77 and 78 appear at bottom of recto and verso.
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