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General Tom Thumb, Lavinia Stratton, Commodore Nutt, and Minnie Warren
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| Title | General Tom Thumb, Lavinia Stratton, Commodore Nutt, and Minnie Warren |
| Photographer | E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. |
| Date | n.d. |
| Notes | Collection of studio portraits of entertainers, actors and actresses who performed on the American stage in the mid-1800s.
General Tom Thumb was born Charles S. Stratton, January 4, 1838, in Connecticut, and died 1883
Lavinia Stratton was born Lavinia Warren Bump, October 1, 1842, Massachusetts, and died in 1919, became Countess M. Lavinia Magri, formerly Mrs. General Tom Thumb
Commodore Nutt was born George Washington Morrison Nutt, 1844, in New Hampshire, and died in 1881
Minnie Warren was born Huldah Pierce Bump, June 8, 1846, in Massachusetts and died July 23, 1878
Caption on mount: General Tom Thumb and Wife, Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren, in the indentical costumes worn before Emperor Louis Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie, at the Palace of the Tuilleries, Nov. 29, 1864.
Handwritten on verso of image: Compliments of Charles S. Stratton, Lavinia Warren Stratton, G.W.M. Nutt, Minnie Warren
Stamped on verso of image: Published by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 Broadway, New York. Manufacturers of the best Photographic Albums
PH Coll 75.545 |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Actors--United States
Actresses--United States
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883
Magri, M. Lavinia (Mercy Lavinia), 1841-1919
Nutt, George
Bump, Huldah Pierce
Theater--United States--History--19th century
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| Digital Collection | 19th Century Actors and Theater Photographs
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| Order Number | ACT550 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info . Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | 19th Century Actors Carte-de-visite Collection. PH Coll 75
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| Repository Collection Guide | To view the finding aid please see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics/19thCenturyActorsPHColl75.xml |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Mounted on cardboard: silver gelatin, b&w : 2.5 x 4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2003 |
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