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An engraving of a withered monkey torso attached to a fish tail.

Visuals Enlargement:  (237 x 550 pixels)

TITLE:  The Fejee Mermaid
FROM:  The Life Of P.T. Barnum
ORIGINAL CAPTION:  A Correct Likeness Of The Fejee Mermaid.
Reduced in size from Sunday Herald.
CREATOR:  n/a
DATE:  1855
FORMAT:  Engraving
FORMAT TYPE:  Book
DIMENSIONS:  2 x 4.5 in
 
PUBLISHER:  Redfield, New York
SOURCE:  Available at selected libraries
LOCATION:  p.234
 
KEYWORDS:  Advertising, Animals, Entertainment, Museums, New York, New York City, Phineas T. Barnum, Popular Culture, Publicity
 
IMAGE SIZE:  (237 x 550 pixels)
 
OBJECTS FROM THIS ARTIFACT:
- Barnum's American Museum (still)
- P.T. Barnum (still)
- The Fejee Mermaid (still)
- The Fejee Mermaid, As Advertised (still)
- The Life Of P.T. Barnum (doc)


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