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Catalogue or guide book of Barnum's American Museum, New York
: Containing descriptions and illustrations of the various wonders
and curiosities of the immense establishment, which have been
collected during the last half century from every quarter of the
globe.

Illustrated volume of Barnum Museum features

Aztec Children

Two sixth-plate-size daguerreotypes set in ovals in a half-plate-size frame showing the microcephalic “Aztec children,” Maximo and Bartola

Showmen's Secrets: How Curiosities are Made for the Museum

Article investigating the makings of circus acts including the Aztec Children

Lilliput in London

Account of the Aztec Children in London that expresses disbelief at the claims that they are a distinct race of people.

Maximo and Bartola with Man

Photograph of Maximo and Bartola posing with an unknown man

A Crude Specimen of the Chatham Street Side Show

Advertisement for the Aztec Children in Chicago

Fortune's Wheel a Randolf Street Resort

Article on Fortune's Wheel including mention to The Aztec Children

Article 1

Article mentioning the Aztec Children's issues in entering the United States after being abroad

Wonderful Living Curiosities

Advertisement for the Barnum Museum including mentions of the Aztec Children and the African Earth Woman

An Interesting Story--Ed Brown and His Aztec Children

Article on the Aztec Children's Origin