Man with his ventriloquist dummy c1870

    Man with his ventriloquist dummy .ca 1870.
    Photographer: William James Harding
    Reference number: 1/4-006818-G
    Wet collodion glass negative
    Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library

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    1. ZardozSpeaks (58 months ago | reply)

      !

      I'd refer to it as being vile, but I'm afraid it would come after me.

      Clearly audiences were easier to please back then.

    2. vvitch (57 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage Ventriloquism, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

      This photo is stunning!

    3. paws22 (55 months ago | reply)

      The man is handsome, the dummy is just plain scary!

    4. f250clocker (52 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Anthropomorphic, Eerie, & Creepy Cool, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    5. f250clocker (52 months ago | reply)

      Thank you very much for the addition of this wondeful image to our group.

    6. mitziliina (15 months ago | reply)

      Holy crap, the ventriloquist in this photo is my doppleganger! Can you tell me more about this man and the photo? I'd like to use this as album art for my band's next record.

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