The World's Wonder, Phineas P. Gage, circa 1851
- Collection Name:
- Broadside Collection - Entertainment [Oversized]
- Title:
- The World's Wonder, Phineas P. Gage, circa 1851
- Creator:
- McFarland & Jenks
- Creator Role:
- Printer
- Accession / Call Number:
- S 1997.553.26
- Object ID:
- S 1997.553.26
- Date:
- circa 1851
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 broadside ; 29.5" x 22.5"
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Broadside advertising an exhibition at Rumford Hall in Concord, NH, of Phineas P. Gage and the iron bar, which during an accident while working with explosives in Cavendish, VT, on September 13, 1848, went through his head. Gage was working for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad at the time. The broadside is dated circa 1851.
- Subjects:
- Exhibitions , Accidents
- Locations:
- Concord, NH
Lebanon, NH - People:
- Gage, Phineas P., 1823-1860
- Organizations:
- McFarland & Jenks
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- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- Drawer 51
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