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The Coney Island Spectacularium
the Great Coney Island Spectacularium opened at the end of the 19th century in a seaside resort in Coney Island, aiming to create more interactive live attractions and attract more tourists.
Quarters of the immense Sanitary Commission Organization Brandy Station, Virginia.
Branch of the WCAR.
"The report of thetreasurer of the Sanitary Commission shows that from June 27, 1861, to July 1, 1865, the receipts from the Sanitary fairs in the principalcities were $4,813,730.61, and the disbursements .$-l,530,77-t.95,…
"The report of thetreasurer of the Sanitary Commission shows that from June 27, 1861, to July 1, 1865, the receipts from the Sanitary fairs in the principalcities were $4,813,730.61, and the disbursements .$-l,530,77-t.95,…
Civil War Sanitary Commission,Harpers Weekly, April 9, 1864
Image showing the work of women related to the care of soldiers by women.
Silver Gravy Bowl (1878)
The most splendid set evermade in the United States was that ordered by Mr. Mackey, one of the ownersof the Bonanza silver-mines, in 1877, which comprised several hundred piecesof elaborately made solid-silver ware, including an enormous punch-bowl…
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Jack Barrett [i.e., Barnett] with Barnum
Barnum and Bailey Circus performer Jack Barrett along with another man identified as "Barnum", although PT Barnum had died in 1891. A successor to previous performers Charles Stratton and Lavinia Warren, among others, this negative shows that the…
Troupe of very remarkable trained pigs, poster for Barnum & Bailey, ca. 1898
"Barnum & Bailey, greatest show on earth -- Troupe of very remarkable trained pigs, performing numerous difficult, clever and wonderful tricks, animals showing almost human intelligence and reason, while in the performance of many curious and…