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P. T. Barnum was a "special partner"... Early view of Elmira...



Item # 700105

November 12, 1853

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Nov. 12, 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 of: "Firemen's Celebration - The Procession In Broadway". 
Among prints within are: "The Orcas Institute Near Worcester, Mass." "Dwelling of Peter Paul Rubens--The Painter" "View of Rio Janeiro - South America" "The Smithsonian Library Room" "The Smithsonian Institution - At Washington" "Former Residence of Gen. Scott - At Elizabethtown, New Jersey" "View of Elmira, State of New York" and more.
Sixteen pages, good condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #359, released for October, 2025

Category: Pre-Civil War