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General Tom Thumb, 19th century (1955). Artist: Unknown

General Tom Thumb, 19th century (1955). General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), an American celebrity who stopped growing normally when a child. By 1856 he measured 2 foot 6 inches tall. He toured widely with the American showman and circus pioneer PT Barnum. From the picture album of Mrs Tom Thumb. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955.
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Title:
General Tom Thumb, 19th century (1955). Artist: Unknown
Caption:
General Tom Thumb, 19th century (1955). General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), an American celebrity who stopped growing normally when a child. By 1856 he measured 2 foot 6 inches tall. He toured widely with the American showman and circus pioneer PT Barnum. From the picture album of Mrs Tom Thumb. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955.
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Image size:
4138 x 4223 px | 50.0 MB
Print size:
35.0 x 35.8 cm | 13.8 x 14.1 in (300 dpi)