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1930s ORIGINAL PHOTO OF TATTOOED WOMAN BETTY BROADBENT CIRCUS SIDESHOW BEAUTY For Sale


1930s ORIGINAL PHOTO OF TATTOOED WOMAN BETTY BROADBENT CIRCUS SIDESHOW BEAUTY
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1930s ORIGINAL PHOTO OF TATTOOED WOMAN BETTY BROADBENT CIRCUS SIDESHOW BEAUTY:
$127.50

Very rare and original, ca1930 Circus Sideshow / Tattoo Artist Postcard type Photograph of “Betty Broadbent”.


This fascinating ca1930 glossy photo is an original Image printed on postcard stock but with a blank back.


The Photograph measures approx. 3 3/4” by 5 1/2” and is printed on a heavy weight, postcard stock. It is titled in the negative “Tattooed Lady / Betty Broadbent”. This is a full length, frontal portrait of Betty Broadbent displayin g many of her stunni ngly beautiful, Charles Wagner tattoos.


Betty Broadbent (November 1, 1909 - March 28, 1983) also known as the “tattoo’d lady” was born on November 1, 1909 in Philadelphia. Broadbent’s interest in tattooing began at the early age of fourteen. It was then Broadbent met Jack Redcloud while working as a nanny in Atlantic City. Jack Redcloud first came in contact with Broadbent on the boardwalk of Philadelphia. He was covered in tattoos, which fascinated Broadbent. This fascination would lead Redcloud to introduce Betty Broadbent to his tattoo artist, Charlie Wagner. In 1927 Wagner, alongside several other tattoo artists, including: Tony Rhineagear, Joe Van Hart and Red Gibbons would tattoo a bodysuit of over 565 tattoos on Broadbent.


Charlie Wagner was friends with the circus man Clyde Ingalls. When Ingalls discovered Broadbent’s passion for tattooing, he offered her a position at the circus. In the same year, Broadbent began exhibiting her art with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. While working at the circus, Broadbent also trained as a steer rider who would perform with circus performer Tom Mix. Later in Broadbent’s career, she learned how to ride horses and mules.


Broadbent’s tattoos varied in theme. On Broadbent’s back she had a tattoo of the Madonna and child. The art on her lower limbs included a tattoo of Charles Lindbergh on her right leg and a tattoo of Pancho Villa on her left. One of Broadbent’s more famous tattoos took over six sittings, a spread eagle that stretched from one shoulder to the other. On May 3, of 1939 the New York Times would quote Broadbent stating, “It hurt something awful, but it was worth it.” In the same year, Broadbent began exhibiting her art with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, while also appearing as a steer rider with Tom Mix. While working in a side show in 1939, Broadbent challenged the traditional views of beauty for women during the 1930‘s by participating in a beauty pageant at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.


Alongside exhibiting her art, Broadbent tattooed others herself. She worked in shops across the country including spaces located in Montreal, San Francisco and New York. In 1937, Betty Broadbent decided to take her job internationally. She spent time working for independent circuses in both New Zealand and Australia. When she returned home to the United States, she continued performing and traveling in a side show until 1967. It was in 1967 that Broadbent retired. Betty Broadbent is regarded as the most photographed tattooed lady of the 20th century. In 1981, Broadbent was the first person to be inducted into the Tattoo Hall of Fame. Betty Broadbent died in her sleep while living in Florida on March 28, 1983


Offered here is an original, ca1930 Souvenir Photo that was likely sold at the location where Betty Broadbent was appearing / performing. The format is that of a Postcard but the back of the card is blank.


This rare, Tattooed Woman Photograph is in excellent condition - clean and crisp though slightly curled along the horizontal axis as expected for unmounted photos that are 80+ years old.


A rare and original, ca1930 Postcard style Souvenir Photograph of Circus / Sideshow Tattooed Woman Betty Broadbent and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!


Be sure to check this seller’s other sales for a number of other Tattooed Man / Woman Photographs which h are also being offered for sale this week on !!

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Notes about Shipping Charges:

The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 \"packing fee\" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE: We will be leaving for 15 days (much needed) vacation on the evening of Wednesday April 18th and we will be away until May 6th. This means that we will be out of the United States when this sale closes on April 30th. We will be unable to ship any items until Monday May 7th at the earliest - If this is a problem for you then PLEASE DO NOT offer ON ITEMS IN THIS WEEK\'S sale. Thanks for your interest in our weekly sales and for your support over the past 20+ years. Although we are significantly cutting back on our offerings in this week’s sale, we plan to continue to offer our usual selection of rare and interesting lots for sale on in the years to come (with some great items in our sales beginning April 27th and May 4th)!!

ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!

We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly sale by WALNUTTS-2.0!!!

The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.

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