Mar 28, 2019 - Sale 2503

Sale 2503 - Lot 343

Price Realized: $ 219
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(MUSIC.) Carte-de-visite of the conjoined twin performers "Millie Christine, the Two Headed Nightingale." Albumen photograph, 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches, on original printed mount with photographer's backmark; minor wear. New York: Oliviere & Co., circa 1882

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Born into slavery in North Carolina, Millie and Christine McCoy (1851-1912) were taken from their parents before their first birthday and exhibited across the country in circuses and freak shows. They reached their peak of fame after emancipation, performing with Barnum's circus and touring Europe as novelty musicians.