In 2003, a Philadelphia book dealer named Bob Langmuir purchased a collection of papers from a Brooklyn collector. Even on the surface, this collection had an interesting history in that they once were owned by a circus sideshow performer named Charlie Lucas. The fact that Lucas was African American was what first drew Langmuir to make this acquisition, but he later came across a series of at least 21 stark photographs intermingled with the yellowing papers. These photos were stamped the name and address of Diane Arbus, who got her start in the art of photography by immersing herself in the world of circus sideshow performers. This relationship is explored in an intentionally fictional manner in the film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. Langmuir's discovery is a priceless addition to our knowledge of Arbus' iconography in her early career, and will most likely make him a few hundred thousand dollars richer after he auctions the collection in April.