Newspapers - Barnum Museum

The newspapers present in the collection contain newspapers that not only feature text, but are heavily focused on illustrations. Included are a... Show moreThe newspapers present in the collection contain newspapers that not only feature text, but are heavily focused on illustrations. Included are a dozen Herald of Freedom newspapers from the 1830s, published by P. T. Barnum, with two competitors’ issues from the same time; and selected news magazines featuring stories that pertain to P. T. Barnum and his famous associates. Subjects include Jenny Lind, Charles Stratton (Gen. Tom Thumb), Barnum’s American Museum, and Barnum’s Hippodrome. Full-page and double-page illustrations from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, and Harper’s Weekly are among them. A few clippings are also included. Show less

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Title: Bridgeport Messenger

Title: Connecticut Repository
Date: 1832-10-24 -

Title: Herald of Freedom and Gospel Witness

Title: Newspaper: Article from unknown paper regarding Brooklyn Yacht Club Cruise and mentioning Charles S. Stratton (Gen. Tom Thumb)
Date: 1872-01-01 - 1883-12-31

Title: Newspaper: Boston Museum Newspaper, October 27, 1849
Date: 1849-10-27 -

Title: Newspaper: Centerfold of Harper's Weekly, "View of Broadway, Opposite Fulton Street, New York," Feb. 1860
Date: 1860-02-01 - 1860-02-29

Title: Newspaper: Clipping featuring illustration of "Ruins of 'Iranistan'"

Title: Newspaper: Cover and article from Harper's Weekly for February 21, 1863, featuring the Fairy Wedding
Date: 1863-02-21 -

Title: Newspaper: Cover illustration of New York Illustrated and article, featuring the Fairy Wedding, February 21, 1863
Date: 1863-02-21

Title: Newspaper: Harper's Weekly for January 11, 1873 with illustration entitled "The Burning of Barnum's Hippodrome"
Date: 1873-01-11 -

Title: Newspaper: Illustrated London News February 23, 1844, article and illustrations on Charles S. Stratton's (Tom Thumb) performance

Title: Newspaper: "NY Tribune political cartoon by Thomas Nast titled "Barnum's New 'What Is It'""
Date: 1872-01-01 - 1872-12-31

Title: Newspaper: Promotional Newspaper for Jenny Lind

Title: Newspaper: The Clipper with article about M. Lavinia Warren and Primo Magri
Date: 1892-04-23 -

Title: Newspaper: "The Fairy Wedding - The Marriage Ceremony of Charles S. Stratton [...] Frank Leslie's Illustrated, black and white
Date: 1863-02-21 -

Title: Newspaper: "The Fairy Wedding - The Marriage Ceremony of Charles S. Stratton [...] Frank Leslie's Illustrated, color version
Date: 1863-02-21 -

Title: Newspaper: "The World's Opinion As Expressed Through the Columns of the Daily Press"
Date: 1891-05-30 -

Title: Newspaper: Uncut edition of Harper's Weekly, April 14, 1866

Title: Newspaper: "Waldemere, On the Porch, Seaside Park" from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, August 29, 1874
Date: 1874-08-29 -