Anna Haining Bates
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Anna Haining Bates was a Canadian woman notable for her great stature of 7 feet 11 inches. She was one of the tallest women who ever lived. Her parents were of average height and were Scottish immigra
Bates c. 1860-1870
Swan (centre) with her parents, who were both of average height
The marriage of Martin Bates to Anna Swan, 1871
P. T. Barnum
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Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus with James Anthony Bail
Anna Haining Bates
…of acting, piano and voice. On one occasion she played Lady Macbeth. At the age of 16, in 1863, Anna Swan came to the attention of American showman P. T. Barnum, who sent an agent to her family's home in New Annan, Nova Scotia. Barnum offered Swan $1,000 a month to appear at Barnum's American Museum in New York…
Barnum, c. 1855–1865
Entertainers associated with Barnum: Charles Stratton ("General Tom Thumb") and his bride Lavinia Warren, alongside her sister Minnie and George Washington Morrison Nutt ("Commodore Nutt")
Castle Garden, New York, venue of Lind's first American concerts
A parody of Lind's first American tour for Barnum, New York City, October 1850