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P. T. Barnum's genealogy Archived May 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at the Barnum Family Genealogy website; P. T. Barnum at Find a Grave; P. T. Barnum at Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus; Entry on P. T. Barnum in the Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History; Full text of The Life of Phineas T. Barnum by Joel Benton, from Project ...
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey dates back to 1919 as a combined circus, but go all the way back to the 19th century as separate spectacles that combined human feats of strength and agility ...
By 1882 Waino and Plutanor became involved with P. T. Barnum and his traveling exhibitions. With Barnum's fabled promotional skill, the careers of the Wild Men of Borneo took off and over the course of the next 25 years, the pair earned approximately $200,000, which was an enormous sum in that era, equivalent to $6,000,000 today.
John Nicholas Ringling (May 31, 1866 – December 2, 1936) was an American entrepreneur who is the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the modern circus.
We recently watched "The Greatest Showman" movie (2017) starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum (1810-1891), an American icon famous for his circus "The Greatest Show on Earth."
The earliest record of Battersby performing as a Fat Lady is in 1869 at P.T. Barnum's American Dime Museum. She was billed variously as both a "Giantess" and a "Mammoth Fat Lady". [4] Battersby, third from right, with a group of Barnum's performers around 1865. In 1883, she was said to weigh 760 pounds and earn a salary of $200/week. [5]
Barnum hired the 13-year-old, 29-inch (74 cm) George and his 21-year-old, 49-inch (120 cm) brother, Rodnia Jr. The contract required Barnum to give both young men food, clothing, a place to live, and the costs of travel and medical care. Barnum promised to take care of the moral and academic education of the brothers. [11]
performer with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey sideshows, entertainer at Coney Island William Henry Johnson ( c. 1857 or c. 1842 [ nb 1 ] – April 9, 1926), known as Zip the Pinhead , was an American freak show performer known for his tapered head.