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Barnum's Museum, 1776-1861

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Barnum's Museum

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Title
Barnum's Museum, 1776-1861
Additional title: Second week of the wonderful living hippopotamus from the river Nile
Names
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 (Associated name)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1861-08
Place: New York
Publisher: Herald Print
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KVB++ Uncat
Topics
Barnum's American Museum
Hippopotamuses
Genres
Broadsides
Physical Description
Extent: 23.75 x 8.75 in.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 19.02.024
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cebefba0-0252-0137-c48e-21eeb1abf88d
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

  • 1810: Creator Born
  • 1861: Issued
  • 1891: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Barnum's Museum" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861-08. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f938af10-0252-0137-3e11-3f20289aa8f1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Barnum's Museum" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f938af10-0252-0137-3e11-3f20289aa8f1

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1861-08). Barnum's Museum Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f938af10-0252-0137-3e11-3f20289aa8f1

Wikipedia Citation

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Barnum's Museum