Mummies at the circus.

Title

Mummies at the circus.

Subject

Mummies--Exhibitions.
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1801-1891.
Circus--Connecticut--Waterbury.
Mummies.
P.T. Barnum's Museum, Menageries, Caravan and Hippodrome.

Description

Two wrapped mummies on display with Barnum's circus at Watertown, Conn. (Adult & child?)

Source

Waterbury daily American.

Publisher

Waterbury, Conn. : E.B. Cooke & Co.

Date

May 8, 1871

Rights

Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.

Identifier

10425

Files

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Date Added
February 12, 2016
Collection
Mummies
Citation
“Mummies at the circus.,” Early American Mummymania, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mummymania.omeka.net/items/show/36.