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P. T. Barnum was a "special partner"... Santa Anna on the front page... African church in Cincinnati...



Item # 700071

April 30, 1853

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, April 30, 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 nice print of: "Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna" with a related article. Prints within include: "Meeting in the African Church, Cincinnati, Ohio" "Washington' Rock, Somerset County, New Jersey" "Asher Durand, President of the National Academy of Design" "Massacre on Board the Ship Berenice" "Atmospherical Phenomena in a Balloon Ascension" "The Pantheon at Paris" and more.
Sixteen pages, good condition.

Category: Pre-Civil War