[CIRCUS] -- [SIDESHOWS]. A group of 4 items associated with unusual performing acts highlighted by a broadside advertising the "Illinois Giant Boy!" ca 1879.

edges rips/tears illinois david navarro museum performing giant corners acts weighing pounds life pittsburgh circus including harris's associated unusual advertising years young highlighted broadside soiling 18-year-old sketch personal dampstaining short ended described promoting exhibition male human record thumb twenty-eight high chipping 1861-1882 mammoth street contracted friendly planned marry lady time prior post items monitor creasing size wonderful untimely death takes 1879 letterpress describes growth appearance character known general inches amerman brown printed wrappers sewn missing wrapper heavy great bruno speaks different languages fluently grammatically correct imprints circuses museums shows sixth tenure smallpox eventually noted girl hoped wife sideshows spotting text manners miniature norden printers 12mo damage chicago national creases advertises believe number heart group print bold charles stratton york 1849 24pp discoloration gulick-blaisdell guaranteed attraction printing page robert 1929 toning worked barnum property midwest collector ripley 32pp