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Humbug's American Museum. [On side of elephant:] Have you seen the [on side of balcony on which a number of negro minstrels:] curiosities & oddities of Gotham & country life, politics fashions gossips [underneath:] admittance one shilling W.

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Humbug's American Museum. [On side of elephant:] Have you seen the [on side of balcony on which a number of negro minstrels:] curiosities & oddities of Gotham & country life, politics fashions gossips [underneath:] admittance one shilling W.
Names
Eno, Amos F., 1836-1915 (Collector)
Nagel & Weingärtner (Publisher)
Collection

The Eno collection of New York City views

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1851 (Inferred)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZN Eno
Shelf locator: MEZN Eno 283
Topics
Minstrels
Galleries & museums -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1850-1859
Elephants -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Exhibition posters
Genres
Prints
Notes
Citation/reference: Eno 283
Statement of responsibility: entered . . . 1851 by Nagel & Weingartner.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph ; 39.3 x 21.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bd49e710-c5f0-012f-5525-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1836: Creator Born
  • 1851: Issued
  • 1915: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Humbug's American Museum. [On side of elephant:] Have you seen the [on side of balcony on which a number of negro minstrels:] curiosities & oddities of Gotham & country life, politics fashions gossips [underneath:] admittance one shilling W." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1851. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-8ee5-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Humbug's American Museum. [On side of elephant:] Have you seen the [on side of balcony on which a number of negro minstrels:] curiosities & oddities of Gotham & country life, politics fashions gossips [underneath:] admittance one shilling W." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-8ee5-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1851). Humbug's American Museum. [On side of elephant:] Have you seen the [on side of balcony on which a number of negro minstrels:] curiosities & oddities of Gotham & country life, politics fashions gossips [underneath:] admittance one shilling W. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-8ee5-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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Humbug's American Museum. [On side of elephant:] Have you seen the [on side of balcony on which a number of negro minstrels:] curiosities & oddities of Gotham & country life, politics fashions gossips [underneath:] admittance one shilling W.