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Re: Our Amateur Circus

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dwilt

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Re: Our Amateur Circus
« on: December 31, 2020, 11:00:02 PM »

I am guessing that the guy on the title page (pg. 2 of scan) wearing the newspaper "hat" and slippers is Joseph Pulitzer.

Compare to this photo:

https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/p/pulitzer/images/gallery3/shs018835-rm.jpg

Link to the book: Our Amateur Circus
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The Australian Panther

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Re: Our Amateur Circus
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2021, 01:44:08 AM »

Obviously a lot of fun to be had identifying the persons.  McVickar probably didn't write the names for fear of legal action.
Harry Whitney McVickar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Whitney_McVickar
Incidentally, this one looks good.

The evolution of woman, by H.W. McVickar, Harper & Bro's., Publishers / H. McVickar.
https://archive.org/details/evolutionwoman00stegoog/page/n27/mode/2up



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