Ringling, Barnum, Bailey & Scudder

After a 207 year run, \”The Greatest Show On Earth\” will close where it all began.     John Scudder, an amateur taxidermist, opens the American Museum in New York City at 21 Chatham Street.  Catering to mostly wealthy gentlemen, the museum offered science lectures and natural history exhibits after opening.  Economic hardship and the […]

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