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A set of four miniature carriages, one in the shape of a walnut.
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Title: Tom Thumb Carriages
Original caption: A cavalcade of specially designed carriages carried General Tom Thumb and his performing company to great cities throughout the world. Several of these are exhibited at the renovated and expanded Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Museum opens to the public on Saturday, June 10. Photo by QuickSilver Photographers.
Creator:  QuickSilver Photgraphers (photographer)
Date: 1993
Format: Photograph
Source: The Barnum Museum
Keywords: Bridgeport, CT; Charles Stratton, Tom Thumb; Commodore Nutt; Entertainment; Museums; Phineas T. Barnum; Physical Disability; Popular Culture; Short Stature; Transportation; Travel
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