Phineas Taylor Collection

General Tom Thumb, 19th century (1955). General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), an American celebrity who stopped growing normally when a child

Hum-Bug (P. T. Barnum), from the Comic Natural History of the Human Race, 1851

Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before, 1871. Creator: Charles Caleb Ward
Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before, 1871

Barnums Parade, Penn. Ave. Washington D. C. late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Barnums Parade, Penn. Ave. Washington D.C. late 19th-early 20th century. Circus parade with elephants on Pennsylvania Avenue in the USAs capital city. In the distance is the Capitol Building

Jenny Lind, PT Barnums Swedish Nightingale, c1850 (1955). Regarded as one of the finest soprano opera singers of the 19th century, Lind (1820-1887) was invited to the United States by Barnum in 1850

Phineas Taylor Barnum, American showman, c1865 (1955)
Phineas Taylor Barnum, c1865 (1955). PT Barnum (1810-1891) was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world, the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus

A Farewell Ride on Jumbo, London Zoo, 1882. This large African elephant was sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

Transporting Jumbo the African elephant to America, 1882. Jumbo was a large African elephant sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

Jumbo the African elephant, 1882. Jumbo was a large African elephant sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891), American showman, 1864. Barnum was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world

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