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Unknown [Photograph of P.T. Barnum]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.030.02 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Bridgeport, Connecticut Type: Photograph Date: 30 November 1878 Pagination: Ph. Order a Copy

A photograph of Barnum is included, possibly for promotion of the upcoming lecture referred to in the accompanying letter (GLC05508.030.01).

Notes: The date and location are taken from the accompanying letter.

Barnum, P.T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

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