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C H Schafers Midget Circus Troupe - Munichcirca 1910s
Mlle Anita, actress with dwarfism, theatrical portrait on stage in velvet gown. Captioned, Cupid's Smallest Victim: twenty-five years old but only twenty-five inches high'
Albert Craig, the so-called Surrey Poet, a well-known character who would recite poetry he had composed at cricket and football matches and sell printed sheets of his poems, and the Burmese dwarf
Machnow eating breakfast at the London HippodromeFeodor Machnow, the Russian giant, pictured next to his manager and (possibly) members of the staff at the London Hippodrome, eating breakfast during his time performing there
Machnow the Giant & Madame Chiquita, London HippodromeMachnow the Giant, alleged to be 9 3 " tall (more likely 7 10" ) appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1905 with the diminutive Madame Chiquita who is only 18" high. Date: 1902
Group of people, possibly family members, including a man of restricted growth (dwarfism), 1920s. Date: 1920s
General Tom ThumbCharles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883), known as General Tom Thumb, was a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum
Harold Pyott - Tiny Tim the English MidgetHarold Pyott (1887-1937) - Tiny Tim the English Midget The Living Doll - aged 43 years old, height 23", weight 24lbs. Twelve inches smaller than the renowned Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton) of P
Mistaken identity - Very short man and a tall young woman " You Naughty Boy, you ll fall over!" " Oh...." Date: circa 1890s
Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena RuizIsabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633). Infanta of Spain. Portrait of Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz, 1585-1588. By Alonso Sanchez Coello (1531-1588). Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
Portrait of a Dwarf, ca. 1626, by Juan van der Hamen yJuan van der Hamen y Leon (1596-1631). Portrait of a Dwarf, ca. 1626. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
The Turkish Tom Thumb - Pasha Hayati Hassid. Born 1852 - height 30 inches - weight 34 lbs - spoke seven languages. Introduced to England by Lloyd Forsyth
The Buffoon Calabacillas, 1635-1639, by Diego VelazquezDiego Velazquez (1599-1660). Spanish painter. The Buffoon Calabacillas, 1635-1639. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
Charles Stratton, the American dwarf, 1844A review, as featured in the Illustrated London News, 1844, reporting on the recent performance of Charles S. Stratton, the American dwarf (also known as General Tom Thumb)
Jonathan SwiftSWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Irish clergyman and satirist writer. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver, best known as Gullivers Travels (1726)
French Midget Entertainment Troupe - Les Colibris - Troupe Royal de Liliput. Date: circa 1910s
Tom Thumb / Pony CarriageThe stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton - pictures here with miniture carriage and attendants. Achieved great fame under circus pioneer P T Barnum. Grew to 3ft 4 inches