Great living wonders! Immense attraction. The wild Australian children ... wonders of the world ......
Great living wonders! Immense attraction. The wild Australian children ... wonders of the world ... are evidently of a cannibal race! ....
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[Chicago, Ill.] : Van Amburgh & Co., [approximately 1867]
Alternative title
Call Numbers
HF 2014/186
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 sheet : 1 illustration ; 30 x 11.5 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
sheet
Publication information
Publisher
[Chicago, Ill.] : Van Amburgh & Co., [approximately 1867]
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
[approximately 1867]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The Wild Australian Children were known as Hoomio and Iola were known to be shown as a sideshow exhibit from about 1864 to at least 1869. Originally they toured with P.T. Barnum, then with Isaac Van Amburgh in 1867 and George Johnson in 1869. This was around the time when Darwin's theory of evolution was a controversial topic and these promoters...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Great living wonders! Immense attraction. The wild Australian children ... wonders of the world ... are evidently of a cannibal race! ....
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Illustration signed by "Baker--Chicago".
Michell Library copy at HF 2014/186: purchased from Douglas Stewart Fine Books, October 2014.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
HF 2014/186
Record Identifier
74VKK5EodA2Z
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKK5EodA2Z
Other Identifiers
DDC
791.35
MMS ID
991022034839702626
