{"product_id":"1891-p-t-barnum-obituary-columbian-exposition-birds-eye-view-apr-18","title":"1891 P.T. Barnum Obituary, Columbian Exposition Bird's-Eye View โ€” Apr 18","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท April 18, 1891\nComplete Issue ยท New York\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nA historically memorable issue โ€” the first Harper's Weekly published after P.T. Barnum's death on April 7, 1891, the man who had asked the Evening Sun to print his obituary before he died so he could read it himself; a magnificent bird's-eye view of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago two years before it opened; and the interior of the Great Fire of London monument. Strong content for circus history collectors, World's Fair enthusiasts, and lovers of Gilded Age spectacle.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐ŸŽช P.T. BARNUM โ€” OBITUARY\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐ŸŽช ILLUSTRATION AND ARTICLE โ€” \"PHINEAS T. BARNUM\" โ€” OBITUARY\nAn obituary illustration and article for Phineas Taylor Barnum โ€” who died at his Bridgeport, Connecticut home on April 7, 1891, at age 80, eleven days before this issue. Barnum was perhaps the most famous American in the world at his death, hailed as an icon of American spirit and ingenuity. Just before his death, he gave permission to the Evening Sun to print his obituary so that he might read it himself. The founder of Barnum's American Museum, the promoter of Jenny Lind's American tour, the creator of \"The Greatest Show on Earth\" with James Bailey, the man who gave the world General Tom Thumb and Jumbo the elephant โ€” Barnum had invented the modern concept of mass entertainment and made himself a global celebrity in the process. A businessman to the end, he allegedly asked about the previous night's gate receipts at the circus with his final words. His circus was later sold to the Ringling Brothers and became Ringling Bros. and Barnum \u0026amp; Bailey. This Harper's Weekly illustration and article is a primary document of the passing of one of the most colorful and consequential figures in American entertainment history. A significant piece of circus history, entertainment history, and American cultural history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ THE 1893 WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐ŸŒ† DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD โ€” \"BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO\"\nA spectacular double-page bird's-eye view of the proposed 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago โ€” published two years before it opened on May 1, 1893, when it would attract 27 million visitors and transform American architecture, design, and urban planning. The \"White City\" of Daniel Burnham's neoclassical buildings on the Chicago lakefront was the most ambitious World's Fair America had yet produced, and this bird's-eye view โ€” showing the proposed layout of the fairgrounds before a single building was complete โ€” is a primary document of the exposition at its planning stage. A significant and very displayable piece of Chicago history and World's Fair history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON MONUMENT\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ”ฅ FULL PAGE โ€” \"INTERIOR OF THE 'MONUMENT' WHICH COMMEMORATES THE GREAT FIRE IN LONDON\"\nA full-page illustration of the interior of the Monument to the Great Fire of London โ€” the 202-foot column designed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke, erected between 1671 and 1677 to commemorate the Great Fire of 1666. The interior spiral staircase of 311 steps leads to a viewing platform; this illustration of the interior is a rare documentary piece of Victorian London architectural history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“‹ CONDITION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions โ€” I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“Œ DETAILS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nPublication ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Harper's Weekly\nDate ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท April 18, 1891\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nFormat ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 pages\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“ฆ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nโ€ข Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement\nโ€ข Fully tracked for your peace of mind\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ” SEO TAGS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nPT Barnum obituary 1891, Phineas Barnum death antique, Barnum obituary Harper's Weekly, PT Barnum died 1891, Greatest Show Earth antique, Barnum Bailey circus antique, Barnum American Museum antique, circus history antique print, Barnum Bridgeport death, Barnum read own obituary, Ringling Barnum antique, Columbian Exposition bird's eye, World's Fair Chicago 1893, Columbian Exposition planning, White City Chicago antique, Daniel Burnham exposition, World's Fair centerfold antique, Chicago 1893 World's Fair, Great Fire London Monument, Monument London interior, Christopher Wren Monument, Great Fire London antique, Harper's Weekly 1891, antique newspaper 1891, Gilded Age newspaper, antique illustration engraving, framing quality print, Barnum collector, circus history collector, World's Fair collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264011268316,"sku":null,"price":37.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/93c1360a-il_fullxfull.8368373498_6gah.jpg?v=1786496601","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1891-p-t-barnum-obituary-columbian-exposition-birds-eye-view-apr-18","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}