Sylvester the Mummy was found in the Gila Bend Desert, Arizona in 1895. After his discovery, his well-preserved body travelled as a circus attraction through the United States. In 1955, he was purchased by the Ye Old Curiosity Shop in Seattle, Washington. He was exhibited in the 1962 Seattle World's fair. Currently, he is still situated in a glass case in the curiosity shop.
Sylvester was a male of European descent who died when he was approximately 45 years old. He was considered to be a "Desperado from the old West". In 2001 and 2005, studies were conducted which discovered shotgun pellets in his right cheek, neck and lungs. These injuries were likely obtained years before his death. It is unknown what caused his death, though the 2001 analysis hinted to tuberculosis
McGinty (Sylvester)
McGinty - Sylvester on display somewhere
Possibly the Alaska-Yukon Exposition, Seattle 1909
Courtesy of Sideshow World
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Sylvester the Mummy
Sylvester was a male of European descent who died when he was approximately 45 years old. He was considered to be a "Desperado from the old West". In 2001 and 2005, studies were conducted which discovered shotgun pellets in his right cheek, neck and lungs. These injuries were likely obtained years before his death. It is unknown what caused his death, though the 2001 analysis hinted to tuberculosis
McGinty (Sylvester)
McGinty - Sylvester on display somewhere
Possibly the Alaska-Yukon Exposition, Seattle 1909
Courtesy of Sideshow World
Soapy Smith's Soap Box: Search results for McGinty
Sylvester the Mummy
