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- 1869 Miniature Bicycle Used by Tom Thumb - Topliff and Ely, an Ohio company, presented this reduced-size velocipede to General Tom Thumb, the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton. This diminutive performer, who only reached a height of 40 inches, got his start with P. T. Barnum. Stratton turned his small stature into a profitable career entertaining both royalty and the common man.
- 1869
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1869 Miniature Bicycle Used by Tom Thumb
Topliff and Ely, an Ohio company, presented this reduced-size velocipede to General Tom Thumb, the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton. This diminutive performer, who only reached a height of 40 inches, got his start with P. T. Barnum. Stratton turned his small stature into a profitable career entertaining both royalty and the common man.
- Tom Thumb's Carriage, circa 1875 - This miniature carriage was custom built for entertainer Charles Stratton, better known by his stage name Tom Thumb. Discovered by P.T. Barnum, the diminutive Thumb (3 feet, 4 inches tall when fully grown) sang and danced to the delight of 19th-century audiences. Thumb advertised his show by riding in this carriage, behind a team of ponies, through cities where he performed.
- circa 1875
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Tom Thumb's Carriage, circa 1875
This miniature carriage was custom built for entertainer Charles Stratton, better known by his stage name Tom Thumb. Discovered by P.T. Barnum, the diminutive Thumb (3 feet, 4 inches tall when fully grown) sang and danced to the delight of 19th-century audiences. Thumb advertised his show by riding in this carriage, behind a team of ponies, through cities where he performed.
- Portrait of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren with Baby, circa 1865 - Actress Lavinia Warren and circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb-- worked for showman P.T. Barnum and were major celebrities in the mid-1800s. Their 1863 wedding was front-page news. After the wedding, the couple would pose for publicity photographs with infants to suggest that they had a family, but the couple never had children of their own.
- circa 1865
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Portrait of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren with Baby, circa 1865
Actress Lavinia Warren and circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb-- worked for showman P.T. Barnum and were major celebrities in the mid-1800s. Their 1863 wedding was front-page news. After the wedding, the couple would pose for publicity photographs with infants to suggest that they had a family, but the couple never had children of their own.
- Bobby Lee and Stacy Keach Visiting Henry Ford Museum, August 13, 1981 - Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. In 1981, Stacey Keach and Bobby Lee, stars in the national tour of the Broadway musical <em>Barnum</em>, pretended to shoot pool on Tom Thumb's billiard table then on exhibit in the museum.
- August 13, 1981
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Bobby Lee and Stacy Keach Visiting Henry Ford Museum, August 13, 1981
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. In 1981, Stacey Keach and Bobby Lee, stars in the national tour of the Broadway musical Barnum, pretended to shoot pool on Tom Thumb's billiard table then on exhibit in the museum.
- Wedding Portrait of General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, 1863 - The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- February 10, 1863
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Wedding Portrait of General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, 1863
The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, 1863-1870 - The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- 1863-1870
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General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, 1863-1870
The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- Paul Williams Visiting Henry Ford Museum, May 7, 1980 - Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Singer, songwriter and composer Paul Williams visited the museum in 1980.
- May 07, 1980
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Paul Williams Visiting Henry Ford Museum, May 7, 1980
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Singer, songwriter and composer Paul Williams visited the museum in 1980.
- General Tom Thumb and Wife Lavinia Warren Posing with a Baby, 1863-1870 - The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- 1863-1870
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General Tom Thumb and Wife Lavinia Warren Posing with a Baby, 1863-1870
The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, circa 1880 - The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- circa 1880
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General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, circa 1880
The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- Lithograph, "The Original General Tom Thumb the Smallest Man Alive," 1860 -
- 1860
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Lithograph, "The Original General Tom Thumb the Smallest Man Alive," 1860