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...seems that Dr. Griffin could not resist the exhibition after all the hype, and agreed to show the mermaid at Concert Hall for one week only. By chance, after this week, the mermaid moved to the AmericanMuseum, where Barnum welcomed it with an 18-footflag of a beautiful mermaid. Barnum dismissed allthis as a "ploy" to attract people to his museum.His carefully-planned publicity campaign workedwell; museum receipts almost tripled, and themermaid was off to tour the country...

Author: By Kathrine A. Meyers, | Title: HARVARD'S LITTLE MERMAID: A MODERN-DAY ODYSSEY | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

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