"P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth"
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891
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- P.T. Barnum Collection
- Date
- 1889 November
- Container
- Box 1
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- P.T. Barnum Collection, 1873-1890, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Scope and Contents
- A brochure prepared for the London showing in November 1889. Distributed free. 16 p. 8/20/89. This was to be their only show in Europe because the amphitheatre, "The Olympia", was the only one large enough to handle the show. Includes description of the acts featuring Jumbo (as restored and his skeleton) and "the classic drama of Nero", the side show and the 3 circus rings.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503513386615-1503513386619-3
- Metadata Usage
- CC0