[AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS] -- [ENTERTAINMENT]. A group of 2 items related to American showmen P.T. BARNUM (1810-1891) and Robert RIPLEY (1890-1949).

BARNUM, Phineas Taylor (1810-1891). Autograph note signed ("P.T. Barnum") to E. Strang. New York, 16 December 1864. 4 3/8 x 2 3/8 in., light toning.

[With:] RIPLEY, Robert (1890-1949). Black and white autographed photograph of Ripley posed alongside a large collection of rarities. New York, n.d. 8 x 10 in. photograph (light soil, some creasing). Period inscription above image reads "To Bob Ellis - with memories of the Orient / Ripley." Below image "N.Y. Studio - 2 W. 67."

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[AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS] -- [ENTERTAINMENT]. A group of 2 items related to American showmen P.T. BARNUM (1810-1891) and Robert RIPLEY (1890-1949).

American Historical Ephemera & Photography

[AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS] -- [ENTERTAINMENT]. A group of 2 items related to American showmen P.T. BARNUM (1810-1891) and Robert RIPLEY (1890-1949).

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[AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS] -- [ENTERTAINMENT]. A group of 2 items related to American showmen P.T. BARNUM (1810-1891) and Robert RIPLEY (1890-1949).