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Three mermaids on an ocean rock, one holding a hand mirror.

Visuals Enlargement:  (550 x 378 pixels)

TITLE:  The Fejee Mermaid, As Advertised
FROM:  The Life Of P.T. Barnum
ORIGINAL CAPTION:  Cut reduced in size from the Sunday Mercury.
CREATOR:  n/a
DATE:  1855
FORMAT:  Engraving
FORMAT TYPE:  Book
DIMENSIONS:  4 x 2.75 in
 
PUBLISHER:  Redfield, New York
SOURCE:  Available at selected libraries
LOCATION:  p.236
 
KEYWORDS:  Advertising, Entertainment, Museums, New York, New York City, Phineas T. Barnum, Popular Culture, Publicity, Sexuality
 
IMAGE SIZE:  (550 x 378 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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