Hiram and Barney Davis: “The Wild men of Borneo”

Dublin Core

Title

Hiram and Barney Davis: “The Wild men of Borneo”

Description

Hiram and Barney Davis posing with Dr. Hanaford Warner. Dr. Warner was the employer and guardian of the Davis brothers. The brothers worked in Dr. Warner’s freak shows as “The Wild Men of Borneo.” The bottom of the card reads “Waino & Plutano,” their stage names. The back of the card identifies the three men and lists each brother’s birth and death years.

Creator

Morris

Source

Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs

Date

no date

Contributor

Gabriel Warner

Format

Carte de Visite, 2 ⅜ in x 3 ¾ in

Type

Ephemera

Identifier

Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs

Files

Reference

Morris, Hiram and Barney Davis: “The Wild men of Borneo”, no date

Cite As

Morris , “Hiram and Barney Davis: “The Wild men of Borneo”,” SPE 644 Digital Exhibition, accessed January 14, 2026, https://spe644.omeka.net/items/show/11.