P.T. Barnums new & Greatest Show on Earth in United States

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P.T. Barnums new & Greatest Show on Earth
Typecircus
Founded1877
Closed down1880
Country United States
Related persons
Owner 1877-1880: P. T. Barnum
Zoological department
Directors-Curators 1877-: Felix MacDonald
(menagerie superintendent)
Elephant department
Elephant keepers
1877-1880: William Newman
Record history
History of updates2025-04-20:
Latest document update2025-04-20 05:54:19
Description

P.T. Barnums new & Greatest Show on Earth, circus United States , was founded in 1877. P.T. Barnums new & Greatest Show on Earth closed down in 1880.


Comments / pictures1877: P. T. Barnum renewed hos 1876 show P.T. Barnums Greatest Show on Earth as P.T. Barnums new & Greatest Show on Earth

1879: Clipper** (29 March 1879) tells us: "The Barnum show has imported 4 diminutive African elephants". (Source: Richard Reynolds, Buckles blog)

1881: Merger with P. T. Barnum, James Bailey and James L. Hutchinson, "P.T. Barnums Greatest Show On Earth, And The Great London Circus, Sangers Royal British Menagerie and The Grand International Allied Shows United".

In 1883 route book called P.T. Barnums Greatest Show on Earth and with smaller letters; The Great London Circus, but later soon shortened to "Barnum & London Circus".

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Koehl, Dan (2026). P.T. Barnums new & Greatest Show on Earth, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2362. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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