Posted 8 years ago
scottvez
(977 items)
With "The Greatest Showman" due out in a couple of days, I thought that I would share this autographed cabinet card of P. T. Barnum.
The image is by Gutekunst of Philadelphia and the bottom of the card contains an original hand signed autograph of the famous Showman.
Cabinet cards with facsimile signatures are readily available on the market (some sold as hand signed), but this type of image is few and far between.
Suspect that the movie will create a stir of interest in original Barnum and related items.
Reproduction of these images in any format is prohibited.








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Great piece Scott.
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That's really great Scott! I believe it was P.T. Barnum that contracted Jenny Lind to tour the US back in 1850. Merry Christmas to you Scott!
Thanks scott-- I am not sure on the Lind connection.
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A very bold, crisp signature. Without first hearing her sing, Barnum brought Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightengale to New York, September 1850. She was met by a huge crowd at the docks and the first ticket sold to John Genin, the hatter and friend to Barnum for $600,00. The tour was a huge success, but was cut short due to a business disagreement. One of things I love best was Jenny accepted the tour because of Barnum's letterhead of his Morroccon style mansion, Iranistan. it was a spectacular building thatt unfortunately burned down along with his museums... The film paled against reality and was unfortunately not historically accurate. Burt Lancaster did a fine job, but I believe Beau Bridges may have captured the true Barnum.