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Barnum’s American Museum
From 1842 until its destruction in 1865, P. T. Barnum’s American Museum was one of New York City’s - and the nation’s - major attractions and helped define popular culture in the antebellum period. Contained within the museum’s five stories was a cornucopia of exhibitions offering visitors, in no particular order, information and entertainment, scientific knowledge and trumped-up fantasy, and moral lessons and cruel voyeurism. This puzzle presents examples of objects displayed asks which was not on exhibit at some time in Barnum’s American Museum.
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| Which one of these items was NOT on exhibit at some time in Barnum’s American Museum? |
 | 1. A portrait of Daniel Boone |
| 2. A wax figure of Jesus Christ |  |
 | 3. A glass steam engine |
| 4. The fattest baby in New York |  |
 | 5. The “Feejee Mermaid” |
| 6. Lincoln’s bloodied suit |  |
 | 7. A living whale |
| 8. A dead whale |  |
 | 9. The “Giantess” |
| 10.A letter by George Washingon |  |