Portrait photo c1860 of 19th century American showman, businessman and circus founder Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 - 1891).


Portrait photo circa 1860 of 19th century American showman, businessman and entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 - 1891). Barnum promoted hoaxes and human "freaks" such as the dwarf "General Tom Thumb" (Charles Stratton) and founded a circus billed as "The Greatest Show on Earth" which later became the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Photo by Mathew B Brady.


Size: 2991px × 4264px
Photo credit: © Archive Pics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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