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Austin and Stone's Dime Museum

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151: 127: 139: 115: 163: 227: 284: 31:), established by William Austin and Frank Stone. It featured a freak show as well as dancing girls for entertainment. The freak show and other exhibits such as two-headed animals cost ten cents, while admission to the girlie show cost an additional 150: 126: 114: 360: 268: 191: 321: 138: 71: 365: 345: 340: 261: 182: 350: 314: 254: 32: 307: 355: 20: 41: 162: 67: 291: 238: 24: 334: 176: 156:
Detail of 1896 map of Boston, showing Austin & Stone's Museum near Howard St.
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Advertisement, "Prof. Welton's performing cats," 1893
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Boston, Massachusetts
Scollay Square
Tremont Row
dime
Fred Allen
Much Ado About Me
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978-0-8147-1886-5
Advertisement, "international assemblage of giants," 1889
Advertisement, "Prof. Welton's performing cats," 1893
Advertisement, 1894
Detail of 1896 map of Boston, showing Austin & Stone's Museum near Howard St.

Fred Allen's Memoirs of Scollay Square
Photograph of 3-7 Tremont Row
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