Flamboyant showman whose exotic exhibits included midget Tom Thumb, Swedish Nightingale Jenny Lind, and the counterfeit Feejee Mermaid. Original vintage sepia 4.25 x 6 cabinet photo by F. Gutekunst of Philadelphia, signed under his image in fountain pen, “P. T. Barnum 1878.” Unevenly trimmed top and bottom edges and some scattered light surface impressions, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.
