The Infamous Feejee Mermaid

Source: Photo of the Feejee Mermaid, photographer unknown. Public Domain due to age of photograph. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons. P.T. Barnum was the master showman. One of his stuffed creatures was the Feejee Mermaid. In a letter dated September 4, 1843, Barnum dubbed the “Fejee Mermaid the greatest curiosity in the world.” Although Barnum helped […]