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[BARNUM] AMERICAN MUSEUM! AERIAL GARDEN AND PERPETUAL FAIR. New York: Applegate, Printer, ca. 1855. Double-sided broadside for the famed Manhattan attraction owned and operated by Barnum, this bill advertising the exhibition of the giants, Mr. and Mrs. Randell (with a combined height of 14 feet), the Orpean family of singers, including Miss Elizabeth the infant vocalist (just six years old), a collection of wax figures (among them a likeness of Daniel Lambert), and other “rare and valuable curiosities.” Barnum is listed as the proprietor. Wood-engraved image of the giants on the recto. 17 1/2 × 5¼". Chip in upper margin, dampstain in lower, else very good.