Carte-de-visites, [ca. 1860-1880].

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Carte-de-visites, [ca. 1860-1880].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476360

The collection consists of carte-de-visites of various actors, actresses, entertainers, and famous personages from ca. 1860-1880. Included are several portraits of Tom and Lavinia Thumb.

.25 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403212

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Magri, M. Lavinia (Mercy Lavinia), 1841-1919

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h52jfd (person)

Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump was born in Massachusetts and married Charles Stratton, better known as General Tom Thumb, in 1863. For most of her life she made her living as a performer. Two years after Stratton's death she married Count Primo Magri. ...

Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883

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Charles Stratton (1838-1883), stage name General Tom Thumb, was an American showman noted for his small stature. He was the first major attraction promoted by the circus impresario P.T. Barnum. He was not quite five years old when Barnum hired him for his museum, but Barnum publicized him as General Tom Thumb, an 11-year-old dwarf from England. He quickly became a celebrated figure in the United States and abroad. In 1863 Stratton married Lavinia Warren (1841–1919)—another of Barnum’s performers...