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General Tom Thumb and wife : in the identical costumes worn before her majesty, Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle, June 24, 1865.

Mr. & Mrs. "General Tom Thumb" in their wedding costume.

Mr. Charles Du-Val at home.

General Tom Thumb and wife, Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren : in the identical costumes worn before Emperor Louis Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie, at the Palace of the Tuilleries, Nov. 29, 1864.

Gen. Tom Thumb and wife / A. Bogardus, photo.

Positively one day only! Wednesday, April 3rd : Two performances  - afternoon at 3, evening at 8. Sylvester Bleeker, manager. General Tom Thumb, his beautiful wife, Commodore Nutt, and Miss Minnie Warren on this, their positively farewell visit ... / Horn's Assembly Rooms, Kennington.

Positively one day only! : The Horn's Assembly Rooms, Kennington, on Wednesday, April 3rd, 1872 : Two performances daily. Afternoon at 3. Evening at 8. Sylvester Bleeker, manager. General Tom Thumb Troupe ... / Horn's Assembly Rooms, Kennington.

The autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb : a novel / Melanie Benjamin.

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Lavinia Warren

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General Tom Thumb and wife, Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren : in the identical costumes worn before Emperor Louis Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie, at the Palace of the Tuilleries, Nov. 29, 1864.

General Tom Thumb and wife : in the identical costumes worn before her majesty, Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle, June 24, 1865.

Mr. Charles Du-Val at home.

The autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb : a novel / Melanie Benjamin.

Gen. Tom Thumb and wife / A. Bogardus, photo.

Lavinia Warren

Images from the collections

Images featuring Lavinia Warren

Works from the collections

General Tom Thumb and wife, Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren : in the identical costumes worn before Emperor Louis Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie, at the Palace of the Tuilleries, Nov. 29, 1864.

General Tom Thumb and wife : in the identical costumes worn before her majesty, Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle, June 24, 1865.

Mr. Charles Du-Val at home.

The autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb : a novel / Melanie Benjamin.

Gen. Tom Thumb and wife / A. Bogardus, photo.

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