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Before His Circus, P.T. Barnum Opened The World’s Craziest Museum In NYC

Lost Masterpieces

While Barnum is best know as the godfather of the three-ring circus, he got his start in the world of fantastical sights and brazen humbuggery as a New York City museum proprietor.

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