Barnum's Circus: "Greatest Show on Earth; Barnum's time in Portsmouth

Title

Barnum's Circus: "Greatest Show on Earth; Barnum's time in Portsmouth

Description

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. typedwritten in black: Barnum's Circus: "Greatest Show on Earth; Barnum's time in Portsmouth. P. T. Barnum was a butcher before he went into the circus business. Text talks about various acts Barnum had like the famous Swedish Nightingale Jenny Lind, Tom Thumb, and Siamese Twins. When Ringling and Barnum came to Portsmouth, he visited with local butcher George Daum, who had a meat market. Ringling had a relative in Portsmouth: Mrs. McCadden

Creator

Henry A. Lorberg

Date

Unknown

Format

Scanned scrapbook page 602

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library