FREAK SHOW - A fake 'Feejee' mermaid exhibited at Barnum's American Circus in 1823 -(orangutan's head combined with bones of a large fish) Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/freak-show-a-fake-feejee-mermaid-exhibited-at-barnums-american-circus-image152139056.html
RMJREEWM–FREAK SHOW - A fake 'Feejee' mermaid exhibited at Barnum's American Circus in 1823 -(orangutan's head combined with bones of a large fish)
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FREAK SHOW - A counterfeit Victorian freak show exhibit known as the Nondescript by Barnum Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/freak-show-a-counterfeit-victorian-freak-show-exhibit-known-as-the-image152139152.html
RMJREF14–FREAK SHOW - A counterfeit Victorian freak show exhibit known as the Nondescript by Barnum
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RM2CEJKRE–. Our theatres to-day and yesterday. withFox and Curran. In 1862 this theatre was abandoned, though aportion of the building still stands and is used for commercialpurposes. P. T. BARNUMS MUSEUM. In December, 1841, P. T. Barnum purchased the contents ofDr. Scudders Museum in Chambers street and removed the sam.e to the corner of Broadway and Ann street, adding to1841 the collection that of the New York Museum. One of his first exhibitions was the Fejee Mermaid, ardthe following year, 1842, he introduced General Tom Thumb,having secured the services of the latter for the sum of $3 perweek, incl