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The American Museum (Humbug's American Museum)

Illustrator Adam Weingartner American
Publisher Nagel & Weingärtner American
1851
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  • Title: The American Museum (Humbug's American Museum)
  • Illustrator: Adam Weingartner (American, active 1849–63)
  • Publisher: Nagel & Weingärtner (American, active New York 1849–56)
  • Date: 1851
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithographs
  • Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (30.2 x 23.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.1310(1-22)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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