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The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth...70 Performing Horses This is a poster advertising the Barnum and Bailey Circus. It specifically showcases its equestrian performance. The poster claims the performance contains 70 performing horses worth over $100,000.
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Circus Performance This photograph of a circus performance show several elements of the circus. Almost a dozen elephants are performing in the circles with their trainers around them while the human performers surround the stage facing the huge audience.
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Jumbo with his New Friends, Madison Square Garden, NY 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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Miss Ella's Lions A postcard photographic print of Miss Ellen and her performing lions. Ellen Sanger was a lion tamer who performed at Sanger's Circus.
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Performing Elephants A photograph of training elephants at Barnum and Bailey's Circus.
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Krieger's Watercolors of Fungi: Agaricus rodmani Watercolor created by Louis C. C. Krieger
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Animal Cage This photograph shows a circus cart from Lord John Sanger & Sons that contains a cage with two animals that appear to be hyena or wolves. The cage cart is barely big enough for a man to lie down comfortably , let alone two adult animals to live in.
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Men with Camel This is a photograph of two men with a camel with circus tents in the background. The camel is likely a Bactrian Camel as they can adapt to colder climates like those in England. The animal is not obviously mistreated and is familiar with it's handlers.
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"Two More Whitechapel Horrors: When Will the Murderer Be Captured?" The front page of one of the earliest British tabloids' illustrating the "fifth and six" Whitechapel murders (those of Stride and Eddowes), as well as police investigation of the crime scene.
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"Whitechapel, 1888" A political cartoon from the satirical magazine "Punch", criticizing the lack of police presence in the Whitechapel district.
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"The Whitechapel mystery" The front page of one of the earliest British tabloids, reporting on the "double event" killings of Catherine Eddowes and Elizabeth Stride.
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"The London Murder Scare" The front page of one of the earliest British tabloids, "The Illustrated Police News", reporting on Scotland Yard's lack of progress in solving the Whitechapel murders case.
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"Portrait Sketches of Supposed Whitechapel Monster and Incidents in the Case" The front page of one of the earliest British tabloids, "The Illustrated Police News", reporting on the killing of Mary Kelly and possible suspects in the case.
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"The Seventh Horrible Murder by the Monster of the East End" The front page of one of the earliest British tabloids, "The Illustrated Police News", reporting on a seventh killing attributed to Jack the Ripper.
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"Anonymous letter to City of London Police about Jack the Ripper" This anonymous letter was sent to the City of London Police in October 1888, accusing "Jekyll and Hyde" actor Richard Mansfield of committing the Jack the Ripper murders.
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Chang and Eng This is a poster illustrating the famous twins Chang and Eng and advertising their exhibit in London. Congenitally joined at the waist and born in Siam, their fame and tours eventually coined the term Siamese twins.
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Billy Wills The black and white photo is likely a souvenir photograph. It depicts Billy Wills sitting while holding a piece of concrete or some other type of rock on his head. Meanwhile, another man stands behind with a sledgehammer poised above Wills head, ready to break the rock.
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Lionel, the Lion-man This souvenir postcard is a drawing of Lionel, the "Lion-man" thus named due to the abundance of hair on his arms, chest and face. In the drawing he is reclined on a setee with is chest displayed, a book on his lap unread, while he stares solemnly off camera.
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Arab Acrobatic Troupe This photograph is of a acrobatic troupe in the midst of performing. Their performance shapes the members into a triangle shape. This performance was done in Olympia, London.
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Anita This is a souvenir photograph of Anita "The Living Doll." She was one of the many dwarves that performed in the circuses during this period. Anita was described as being 26 inches tall and weighing 13 pounds.
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Annie Howard The photograph is a souvenir photo of Annie Howard, the tattooed woman who performed for P.T. Barnum. She has tattoos covering her arms, chest, and legs. Howard's act was joined with her brother Frank Howard who was a tattooed man.
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Annie Jones This is one of the many photographs taken of Annie Jones throughout her career as a bearded lady for P.T. Barnum and his circus.
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Arthur Strode An poster advertisement for the "Modern Magician" Arthur Strode.
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The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth...The Great Florenz Troupe An advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey circus showcasing the Great Florenz Troupe of acrobats.
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Charles S Stratton A print of a drawing by Baugniel of "General Tom Thumb" as he appeared in the Egyptian Hall in London, England in 1844. Stratton was an immensely famous dwarf in the 19th century who performed under the management of P.T. Barnum. This drawing was done during Stratton's first tour of Europe with Barnum at the age of six.