The Lost Museum Archive

The Second Saloon

This wood engraving of the "Second Saloon" (known on this site as The Picture Gallery) appeared in the 1850 edition of a guidebook that Barnum sold to museum visitors. The image served as the primary visual source for The Lost Museum's 3-D re-creation of the American Museum.

The Second Saloon

Source: Barnum's American Museum Illustrated, 1850