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1. www.britannica.com › biography › P-T-BarnumP.T. Barnum | Biography, Circus, Facts, & Quotes | Britannica

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   Jul 1, 2024 · P.T. Barnum, American showman who employed sensational forms of presentation and publicity to popularize such amusements as the public museum, the musical concert, and the three-ring circus. With James A. Bailey, he made the American circus a popular spectacle.

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2. untappedcities.com › 2013/07/22 › vintage-photosVintage Photos: The Earlier Versions of Madison Square Garden ...

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   3 days ago · Photo via Library of Congress. P.T. Barnum’s “Great Roman Hippodrome”. Image from New York Public Library. The first arena to bear the name was located right by Madison Square Park and ...

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3. www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk › news › peopleHarrogate man behind leading arts festival talks about life ...

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   Jun 10, 2024 · Distinguished Harrogate jeweller Robert Ogden is also Artistic Director of the Northern Aldborough Festival. Here he stands outside St Andrew's Church in Aldborough, the festival’s principle venue. (Picture contributed)

4. yorkshiretimes.co.uk › article › Ogden-Of-HarrogateOgden Of Harrogate Returns As Spiegeltent Sponsor

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   1 day ago · Ogden Of Harrogate Returns As Spiegeltent Sponsor. Robert and Ben Ogden, along with Sharon Canavar, at today's ribbon cutting ceremony. Harrogate International Festivals has announced that family jewellery firm Ogden of Harrogate, is sponsoring this year’s Spiegeltent.

5. www.ed.ac.uk › profile › prof-rob-ogdenProfessor Rob Ogden | The University of Edinburgh

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Biography. Background. I am Chair in Conservation Science at the University of Edinburgh, where I hold the positions of Director of Conservation Science and Head of Conservation Genetics at the Veterinary School and the Roslin Institute.

6. save-african.com › Resources › _pdfsThe Life Of P T Barnum Cosimo Classics Biography ; P T 1810 ...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · entertaining and engaging memoir, P.T. Barnum tells the story of his life and career as one of America's most famous showmen. From his early days as a struggling small-business owner to his enormous success as the impresario behind the American Museum and Barnum's Circus, this book offers a vivid portrait of a man who knew how to capture the public

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   How did Barnum get his obituary?

   • Barnum capped his circus career by purchasing a six-and-a-half-ton elephant named Jumbo, who quickly earned back his purchase price during his first season under the big top. In his 81st year Barnum fell gravely ill. At his request, a New York newspaper published his obituary in advance so that he might enjoy it.

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   When did Barnum take over the American Museum?

   • Between 1842, when he took over the American Museum, and 1868, when he gave it up after fires twice had all but destroyed it, Barnum’s gaudy showmanship enticed 82 million visitors—among them Henry and William James, Charles Dickens, and Edward VII, then prince of Wales—into his halls and to his other enterprises.

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   How old was Barnum when he married Joice Heth?

   • In 1829, at age 19, Barnum married a 21-year-old Bethel woman, Charity Hallett, who was to bear him four daughters. In 1834 he moved to New York City, where he found his vocation as a showman one year later when he successfully presented Joice Heth, a wizened Black woman whom he advertised as the 161-year-old nurse to Gen. George Washington.

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   Did Barnum invent the circus?

   • Barnum did not invent the modern circus, but, in partnership with the retiring, efficient Bailey, he did give the American spectacle its gigantic size, its most memorable attractions, and its widest popularity, attempting to make it what he called “the greatest show on earth.”

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8. untappedcities.com › 2013/07/02 › mailbag-where-didUntapped Mailbag: Where Did P.T. Barnum Live in New York City?

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   3 days ago · An Untapped reader asked us where exactly showman P.T. Barnum lived while in New York City. The Barnum Museum gave us our answer.