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Lot 437

Lot of Ephemera Related to Barnum’s American Museum.

Estimate: $300 - $400

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Barnum, P.T. (Phineas Taylor). Lot of Ephemera Related to Barnum’s American Museum. Twelve pieces, including seven stereoviews (1860s—70s), two with views showing the ruins of the building after the massive fire, and two of Barnum at Yosemite Falls; an envelope bearing an engraving of the façade of the museum; three tickets to Jenny Lind concerts (1850); and a Harper’s Weekly engraving (1868) of the fire at the museum.

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