Photographer:

Wendler-Funaro, Carlos de, 1898-1985 (language teacher, also known as Carl Funaro)  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Alland, Alexander, Sr. (Alexander Landschaft), 1902-1989  Search this

Collection Author:

Kaslov, Steve, ca. 1888-1949 (King of the Red Bandanna Romany Gypsies )  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (unmounted, Silver gelatin on paper., 10 x 8 in. (image size 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 in.)

Container:

Box 4, Folder 7

Culture:

Rom  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1932

Scope and Contents:

Woman with braids sitting in chair before sign: "Phrenologist / Have your head read / Speak several languages / Russka - Polska - Worozka ..."

Biographical / Historical:

See collection record or register for information on photographer.

Local Numbers:

86-10481 (OPPS Neg. No.) AC0161-0000033 (AC Scan No.)

General:

Pencil on verso "Return to / Funaro" in center, presumably in Funaro's hand; "copied -- Clark", lower left, and "4/7-", upper right. Ink at top left verso: "86 / Mineola Fair 1932".

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site, by appointment. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Photographs by de Wendler-Funaro are available for reproduction. Fees for commercial use. Permission to reproduce photographs by Alexander Alland must be granted by the photographer's estate; other photographs may have copyright restrictions.

Topic:

Fairs  Search this

Fortune-telling -- 1930-1950  Search this

Sideshows  Search this

Phrenology  Search this

Gypsies -- 1920-1980 -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin

Collection Citation:

Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection

Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection / Series 7: Photographs by de Wendler Funaro: Gypsies in the United States / 7.1: Rom / Mineola Fair

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85b59c8e2-2401-48f0-9ee2-d6e358f7a54b

EDAN-URL:

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