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Title
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Jumbo with his New Friends, Madison Square Garden, NY
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Alternative Title
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A. N. Wachs, Staple and Fancy Dry Goods
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Description
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An advertisement for Staple and Fancy Dry Goods featuring the new attraction to Madison Square Garden, Jumbo. Jumbo was a large African bush elephant that had been recently brought over from London by P.T. Barnum who claimed Jumbo was the "largest elephant in the world." Jumbo would eventually die in in 1885 after being hit by a train.
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Date
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1882
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Creator
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A.N. Wachs
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Language
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English
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Rights Holder
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National Fairground Archive, University of Sheffield
Jumbo