Frank and Emma deBurgh

1800's Circus Poster
Frank and Emma DeBurgh were one of the most famous turn of the century husband and wife attractions. Tattooed by Samuel OReilly during the late 1800s in New York City, the de Burghs were two of the many American attractions to work with great success in Europe. The featured postcard shows Frank and Emma while in Europe. First exhibited in Berlin circa 1891, they took the show biz world by storm. They were tattooed with mainly religious motifs, The Last Supper and The Calvary being their most famous.



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