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Excerpt from: The Life Of P.T. Barnum While engaged as outside clerk for the Bowery Amphitheatre, I casually learned that the collection of curiosities comprising Scudder’s American Museum, at the corner of Broadway and Ann street, was for sale. It belonged to the daughters of Mr. Scudder... |  Read Full Text |
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| Title: | The Life Of P.T. Barnum | |
| Creator: | Phineas T. Barnum (author) | |
| Date: | 1855 | |
| Format: | n/a | |
| Publisher: | Redfield, New York | |
| Source: | Available at selected libraries | |
| Location: | Chapters 9 and 10, pp.214-295 | |
| Keywords: | Advertising; Autobiography; Charles Stratton, Tom Thumb; Children; Demonstration; Economics; Employment; England; Entertainment; Entertainment, Leisure & Recreation; France; Media; Museums; New York; New York City, NY; Phineas T. Barnum; Popular Culture; Publicity; Short Stature; Travel | |
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