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P. T. Barnum circus advertisement...
P. T. Barnum circus advertisement...
Item # 719771
September 25, 1873
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 25, 1873
* P.T. Phineas Barnum ad
The photo shows the nice page five, 2 1/2" by 12" ad for " P. T. Barnum's Great Traveling Museum Menagerie", which includes a portrait of Mr. Barnum and various details about the attractions and performances. The ad takes two-thirds of the column.
Eight pages, good condition.
AI notes: In the late summer and early autumn of 1873, P. T. Barnum’s enormous traveling spectacle — officially promoted as P. T. Barnum’s Great Traveling World’s Fair for the Campaign of 1873 — made one of its stops in Philadelphia as part of a long railroad tour of major Eastern cities; this show combined circus performances, exotic animal menageries, acrobatic and equestrian acts, and curiosities (“museum” attractions) under a vast “hippodrome” tent capable of seating thousands, with troupes of performers and animals parading through town and presenting multiple daily performances of varied entertainments to the city’s audiences. The 1873 Philadelphia engagement fell within this broader season of touring shows that brought Barnum’s blend of spectacle, sideshow, and “world’s fair” style attractions to audiences across the Northeast, exemplifying his expansive and highly marketed approach to popular entertainment in that era.
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