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Illustrated pamphlet in printed red wrapper, written mostly in verse, and relating the doings of General Tom Thumb.

Also published as: The American General Tom Thumb [New York: C. P. Huestis, 1848]

A large-format photograph taken by Edward J. Kelty (1888-1967) of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performing at the Bronx Coliseum in March 1929.

107th edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Cirucs | Souvenir Program and Magazine

Circus annual with illustrations by Peter Arno. Cover depicts the "Ballet of the Elephants," which was a collaborative production by choreographer George Balanchine, composer Igor Stravinsky, and elephant boss Walter McClain. Arno working on the…

Color lithograph poster with Kitty Clark and elephant.

A program for a October 1879 performance of L. B. Lent's New York Circus at 728 & 730 Broadway featuring Pauline Lee, Emma Lake, Fred Aymar, and William Gorman.

A photograph of Charles S. Stratton and Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump on or around the time of their wedding at Grace Church in New York City, February 10, 1853.

A fascinating account of "The Swedish Nightingale's" first tour of America under the auspices of P.T. Barnum.

Christmas card depicting the five Ringling Brothers (Otto, Charles, Alf, John, Al), P. T. Barnum, and James A. Bailey.