General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883)
General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883)
Record No
291481
Title
General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883)
Description
General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883)
Born in Connecticut, Stratton was led into show business by P.T. Barnum, who also gave him his stage name and the billing 'The Smallest Man Alive'. He made his London stage debut in 1844 at the Princess Theatre. This photograph shows Stratton at the age of 20, posing with Barnum.
Date of execution
1858
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
LCC Portraits
Notes
P3337. This image was featured in the 'Victorian London in Photographs' exhibition held at LMA in 2016.
Picture type
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PT_02_T_79
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