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