Jumbo with his New Friends, Madison Square Garden, NY

Title: Jumbo with his New Friends, Madison Square Garden, NY
Alternative Title: A. N. Wachs, Staple and Fancy Dry Goods
Description: 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.
Date: 1882
Creator: A.N. Wachs
Language: English
Rights Holder: National Fairground Archive, University of Sheffield