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Photographer: Printed by J. Booth and Son (image courtesy of the Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Pub. Lib.)
Taken: 1835
Caption: Handbill: Joice Heth, "Great Attraction Just Arrived at Hingham..."
Additional Description: A handbill nearly identical to the one displayed on the marker, but for a different location and dates.

"...Joice Heth was an African American woman who various showmen claimed to be the nurse of George Washington, and who was exhibited as such. Barnum took over her management in 1835, and they toured for seven months. When Heth died on 19 February, 1836, Barnum arranged for a public autopsy to be performed by David L. Rogers. Admission was charged. The display of Joice Heth was something P.T. Barnum expressed regret for doing later in his life, which compliments his changing views on African Americans and advocating for the 13th Amendment..." - Connecticut Digital Archives
Submitted: April 9, 2019.
Database Locator Identification Number: p469430
File Size: 0.223 Megabytes

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