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About Barnum Museum of Natural History

The Barnum Museum of Natural History was a natural history museum on the grounds of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. The museum was established by P.T. Barnum and displayed valuable exotic dead animals from his circus. His greatest prize was the taxidermied hide of Jumbo the Elephant. The building now known as Barnum Hall was gutted when a fire destroyed the entire collection inside on April 14, 1975. The building has since been reconstructed.

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  2. Interior view of Barnum Museum with Jumbo02Interior view of Barnum Museum with JumboNathaniel Stebbins · Public domain
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