Cabinet card photograph depicting Admiral Dot (Leopold Kahn) and Major Atom (Samuel Kahn), two performers in P.T. Barnum and Bailey's circus sideshow. Photographed by Charles Eisenmann in New York City, circa 1880. Admiral Dot, born Leopold Kahn circa 1857, was the uncle of Samuel Kahn, known as Major Atom.
Subject: Circus Performers
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Carte de visite (CDV) photographic portrait of Samuel Kahn, performing under the stage name "Major Atom," taken by A. Bogardus in New York City circa 1870s. The photograph depicts Kahn standing on a desk, holding a cane, and wearing a suit. The image includes a caption identifying him as "Major Atom, aged 10 years, weight 15 lbs." and the publisher's imprint.