Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
The wild men of the Island of Borneo : two of the greatest living curiosities ever seen by man
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Visual Materials
Likely an advertisement for Barnum's Museum based on advertising for the French Giant, "What is it?", the Aztec Children, and the Circassian Lady from Anapa.
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Image of an outdoor scene showing Native American Indians on horseback shooting rifles in a battle, with a military fort that is on fire and the United States Cavalry charging down a mountains in the background; with a top left vignette of a half-length portrait of United States Army officer and cavalry commander George Custer (captioned "Gen. George A. Custer") in a military uniform with gloves and hat, and a top-right head-and-shoulders portrait of Lakota Sioux Chief Sitting Bull (captioned "Sitting Bull") wearing a headdress; the scene depicts the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn between Plains Indian tribes and the United States Army 7th Cavalry Regiment in the Black Hills of Montana; the poster advertises the film "Custer's Last Fight" released by the Quality Amusement Corporation and based on footage from a 1912 movie produced by Thomas Ince.
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The 122 prints depict Alaskan nature scenes, some Native American totems, and a variety of scenic views in the western United States. These photographs were taken circa 1890s. The collection is particularly strong in images of Caucasian tourists; Salt Lake City, Utah; Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Wrangell, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Alaskan natives; glaciers; British Columbia health resorts; and Western railway lines. Brigham Young, a leader of the Mormon Church, is listed as a personal name index term because a photograph of his grave is included in this collection.
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Image of a circus street parade with circus performers in Indian costumes riding elephants and horses, followed by a horse-drawn bandwagon.
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Image of a circus street parade with a procession of costumed riders on horses, elephants, camels, and caged circus wagons containing zoo animals; small portrait vignettes of P.T. Barnum and J. A. Bailey in the upper left corner.
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