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A Market for Death: The Use and Abuse of Cadavers in Nineteenth-Century America

Scovil, Lindsay K.University of Houston2015

… used bodies and body parts for entertainment in dime museums and traveling shows. While some bodies were available to the medical schools legally, most of the specimens used for medical education or public entertainment were stolen from their graves. This study focuses primarily on the period …

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Fiendish Dreams - Reverse Engineering Modern Architecture

Heinrich, Linda KayVirginia Tech2024

… McCay began his career in Detroit working in dime museums, worlds of wonder—filled with monsters—dioramas and sideshow performers whose livelihood depended on their ability to amaze an audience. Just this sort of rare and gifted fellow, McCay parlayed his entertaining lampoonery of Slumberland …

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Dr. Soanes' Odditorium of Wonders : the 19th century dime museum in a contemporary context

Edmundson, Jane, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts2013

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