“There is a sucker born every minute.” Although there is no evidence that the great showman and circus legend actually said this famous quote, P.T. Barnum has always been closely associated with it. There are many stories behind the quote, but my favorite story is that the quote was inspired by a cherry-colored cat.
Posts Tagged ‘American Museum’
1860: The Cherry-Colored Cat That “Sucker-Punched” P.T. Barnum
Posted: 13th July 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Cat StoriesTags: American Museum, Cats in New York History, Circus history, P.T. Barnum
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The P.T. Barnum Museum and Menagerie at Broadway and Ann Street, Part III
Posted: 25th October 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Animal StoriesTags: American Museum, Broadway and Ann Street, P.T. Barnum, St. Paul Building, The Happy Family
When most of us hear the name P.T. Barnum, we automatically think of the circus and “The Greatest Show on Earth.” But many years before P.T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Circus made its debut in 1870 — and 40 years before he partnered with James A. Bailey – Phineas Taylor Barnum rose […]
1865: The P.T. Barnum Museum and Menagerie at Broadway and Ann Street, Part II
Posted: 18th October 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Animal StoriesTags: American Museum, Ann Street, Anthony Jansen van Salee, Cornelius Van Tienhoven, New York City History, P.T. Barnum, Smit's Vly
When most of us hear the name P.T. Barnum, we automatically think of the circus and “The Greatest Show on Earth.” But many years before P.T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Circus made its debut in 1870 — and 40 years before he partnered with James A. Bailey – P.T. Barnum rose to […]
1865: The P.T. Barnum Museum and Menagerie at the Corner of Broadway and Ann Street, Part I
Posted: 3rd October 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Animal StoriesTags: American Museum, John Scudder, New York History, P.T. Barnum, Tammany Society
When most of us hear the name P.T. Barnum, we automatically think of the circus and “The Greatest Show on Earth.” But many years before P.T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Circus made its debut in 1870 — and 40 years before he partnered with James A. Bailey – Phineas Taylor Barnum rose to fame with a very large collection of artificial and natural curiosities from around the world that he displayed at his American Museum on the corner of Broadway and Ann Street in New York City.
