Museum of Wonders, or Curiosities of the World

A cabinet of curiosities in book form, 1890: monsters of the ancient world, wild animals, queer wanderers in the vasty deep, famous inventions and sublime scenery — assembled to astonish the young and, the preface admits, their elders too.

Our Little German Band

2 pages in this part of Museum of Wonders.

Our Little German Band (OUNG friend did is shown)

OUNG friend, did is shown with a spectacled leader playing you ever visit a the organ, his assistants beating the bassmenagerie and see…

Our Little German Band (Pass It appeared impossible)

pass. It appeared impossible for his Ele- ing to slacken his pace, and without havphant to do otherwise than tread upon ing received any…

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