P. T. Barnum was a "special partner"... Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell...
ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, July 9, 1853 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
The front page has a print: "Declaration of Independence, Reported to Congress". Other prints within include: "Bell Which First Announced Independence" now known as the Liberty Bell; "East Room--Independence Hall"; a full page: "Retreat of the British From Lexington" "View of the Palisades--On the Hudson River"
Eight pages, good condition.
Item from our new catalog - #372, released for November, 2026
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