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Image Not Available for Barnum's American Museum, Danbury Fair
Barnum's American Museum, Danbury Fair
Image Not Available for Barnum's American Museum, Danbury Fair

Barnum's American Museum, Danbury Fair

Dateabout 1950
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/8 x 9 1/2in. (18.7 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionTwo tables flank the entrance to a large wooden building. Electric lights hang from cords at the left. Signs read "[P.] T. BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM" "FREE" "WATCH / YOUR / STEP."
Object number1999.16.300
InscribedOn verso, lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Danbury Fair was an annual exhibition held in Danbury between 1821 and 1981. At first a traditional agricultural fair, the event later included large fiberglass sculptures, stock car racing, and amusement park rides. The former fairground is now (2011) the site of the Danbury Fair Mall. (Finlay 3/25/2011)
On View
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Image Not Available for The Obsequies of the Late Phineas T. Barnum, at Bridgeport
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von Glazer
1891
Image Not Available for Broadway New York. South from the Park.
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Elijah Chapman Kellogg
1852-1854
Image Not Available for Barnum Museum
Barnum Museum
Richard Welling
after 1972
Image Not Available for Barnum Museum, Bridgeport
Barnum Museum, Bridgeport
Richard Welling
after 1972
Image Not Available for Barnum Museum, Bridgeport
Barnum Museum, Bridgeport
Richard Welling
after 1972
Image Not Available for Interior of Otto Henning's Cafe, Temple Street, Hartford
Interior of Otto Henning's Cafe, Temple Street, Hartford
Unknown
1905
Image Not Available for Financial Advisors at the Danbury Fair
Financial Advisors at the Danbury Fair
R. W. Mannion
about 1975
Image Not Available for Clark's map of Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Jacob Chace, Jr.
1856
Image Not Available for Phineas T. Barnum, Connecticut Yankee Extraordinary, Presents Tom Thumb to the Queen of England
Phineas T. Barnum, Connecticut Yankee Extraordinary, Presents Tom Thumb to the Queen of England
HH Art Studios Inc.
1947
Image Not Available for Interior of the Hoffman Wall Paper Co., 1136 Main Street, Hartford
Interior of the Hoffman Wall Paper Co., 1136 Main Street, Hartford
Unknown
1910
Image Not Available for Schedule & Fare Brochures
Schedule & Fare Brochures
Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority
c. 1985
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