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Sketch Of The Life, Personal Appearance, Character And Manners Of Charles S. Stratton, The Man In Miniature, Known As General Tom Thumb, And His Wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton; Including The History Of Their Courtship And Marriage, With Some Account Of Remarkable Dwarfs, Giants, & Other Human Phenomena, Of Ancient And Modern Times, And Songs Given At Their Public Levees
After a short sojourn at home, the General started on a triumphant tour of the United States, and in every one of the larger cities where he appeared, alike astonishing and delighting his audiences....
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Title: Sketch Of The Life, Personal Appearance, Character And Manners Of Charles S. Stratton, The Man In Miniature, Known As General Tom Thumb, And His Wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton; Including The History Of Their Courtship And Marriage, With Some Account Of Remarkable Dwarfs, Giants, & Other Human Phenomena, Of Ancient And Modern Times, And Songs Given At Their Public Levees
Creator: n/a
Date: 1863
Format: Pamphlet
Publisher: Press of Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, New York
Source: Robert Bogdan Collection
Keywords: Biography; Charles Stratton, Tom Thumb; Employment; England; Entertainment; Entertainment, Leisure & Recreation; Exhibits; Identity; Labor; Lavinia Warren; Marriage; Media; Phineas T. Barnum; Physical Disability; Popular Culture; Publicity; Queen Victoria; Short Stature; Travel
Topics: Mass Media, Culture & The Arts


Objects From This Artifact:
- Basket Of Fruit (still)
- Bridal Cake (still)
- Bridal Presents (still)
- Diamond-studded Watch (still)
- Diamond Bracelets, Coral Brooch, And Earrings (still)
- Diamond Necklace (still)
- Fight Between Gen. Tom Thumb And the Queen's Poodle (still)
- General Tom Thumb And P.T. Barnum (still)
- Mechanical Bird And Box (still)
- Sketch Of The Life, Personal Appearance, Character And Manners Of Charles S. Stratton, The Man In Miniature, Known As General Tom Thumb, And His Wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton; Including The History Of Their Courtship And Marriage, With Some Account Of Remarkable Dwarfs, Giants, & Other Human Phenomena, Of Ancient And Modern Times, And Songs Given At Their Public Levees (doc)
- Sketch Of The Life Of General Tom Thumb, Cover (still)
- Tom Thumb's Residence (still)
- Wedding Scene (still)