Rare 1870s CDV Photo Sideshow Circus Disabled FOOT WRITER Like Ann E. Leak death definitely nicer than my scan

definitely nicer than my scan

original tintype of a little boy

Housed behind mat and cover glass in an original 1850s union case

This was part of a small collection from Richmond and Lynchburg

The other Nielson examples I have seen were estimated to have been taken in the 1880s to circa 1890

Rare 1870s CDV Photo Sideshow Circus Disabled FOOT WRITER Like Ann E. Leak death definitely nicer than my scanCDV of a young woman with several objects at her feet, including a ball of yarn, and a sign that reads, "Nothing Without Labor". She is holding a pencil or pen between her toes! Written on the back is, "Compliments of your old Harrisburg friend, Lizzie". I believe her name was Lizzie L. Sturgeon, she had limited to no use of her arms, but was able to write, knit, and create objects with her feet, like Ann E. Leak, although I believe images of Lizzie