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Handbill: Advertisement for Barnum's American Museum featuring the Swiss Bearded Lady, Living Ostriches, and Fiji Mermaid for May 21, 1855

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Handbill advertising Barnum's American Museum for May 21, 1855. Featured on the front of the advertisement are the words Living Wonders in elaborate font. Beneath the words are the listings for performers including the Swiss Bearded Lady, the Infant Esau (Annie Jones, later a well known bearded lady), living ostriches, Miss Sylvia Hardy billed a...
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1855-05-21
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