Description: Signed Real Photo Postcard of sideshow performer Ki-Ki "Haba-Haba" Man (Harry L. Blitz). Venice, CA ND, circa 1910 Signed by Blitz in black ink to the upper margin of the image: "Ki-ki, Venice, California" Real photo postcard; 5.25" x 3.5". Top edge unevenly trimmed, some creases, else in very good condition. Harry L. Blitz, alternately known as Ki-Ki, The Man Monkey, Haba-Haba Man, and the Zulu, was the son of famous British magician, performer, and author Signor Blitz (1810-1877). Intent on pursuing a career as a wildman and a spieler, Blitz took the name Ki-KI and began working for P. T. Barnum sometime in the 1880s and, according to him, it was Barnum himself, who first told him to make up like a Zulu - bedecked in proper barbarian apparel, blackened face, several gee strings, armlets, leglets, and earings, and a most ferociously inane expression. His show persona would jump around, dance, utter cries, and bellow "Hubba-Hubba," attracting hundreds of visitors to the tent. During the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, he would also promote the African Dip - part of the amusement area, Joy Zone of the exposition - represented by an enormous, grotesque figure of a stereotypical savage. In 1910, he would becom embroiled in a bitter and highly-publicized divorce, his wife claiming that "masquerading as a 'monkey man' had gradually changed her husband into a brute." If you have any questions feel free to ask and don't forget to check out my other listings.
Price: 1155 USD
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
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