Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton) — General Tom Thumb|Unknown | DiscoverArt

General Tom Thumb|Unknown

Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton)

ca. 1848

Daguerreotype

8.3 × 7 cm (3.3 × 2.8 in)

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