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Midgets wedding : George Stoddart, age 32 years, Eva Crane, age 27 years.

Fred Roper and his wonder midgets.

Fred Roper and his 20 wonder midgets : Edith Rollason, 19 years, 32 inches high : Jack Bacon, 18 years, 31 inches high.

Fred Roper's midgets : the bridal party : Winnie Yelland, 24 years old, 43 in. high and James McLeod, 26 years old, 5ft. 11in. high.

Fred Roper and seven of his 20 wonder midgets.

Fred Roper with one of his midgets : John Tweedlie McPherson : age 19, height 40 inches.

Fred Roper's wonderful midgets : Fred Roper with General Rollason: 2 ft. 10 in. high. 18 years old.

Fred Roper's wonderful midgets : Fred Roper and Little Lady Godiva : 18 years old, 34 in. high, 29 1/2 lbs weight.

Morris Gest's Little Miracle Town : with the world's greatest midget artistes : New York World's Fair.

Fred Roper and some of his British wonder midgets.

Fred Roper and the wonder midgets : souvenir / [by Fred Roper].

All about the midgets / by Fred Roper.

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Roper, Fred.

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Images by Roper, Fred.

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Fred Roper and his 20 wonder midgets : Edith Rollason, 19 years, 32 inches high : Jack Bacon, 18 years, 31 inches high.

Fred Roper and his wonder midgets.

Fred Roper and the wonder midgets : souvenir / [by Fred Roper].

Fred Roper and some of his British wonder midgets.

All about the midgets / by Fred Roper.

Roper, Fred.

Images from the collections

Images by Roper, Fred.

Images featuring Roper, Fred.

Works from the collections

Fred Roper and his 20 wonder midgets : Edith Rollason, 19 years, 32 inches high : Jack Bacon, 18 years, 31 inches high.

Fred Roper and his wonder midgets.

Fred Roper and the wonder midgets : souvenir / [by Fred Roper].

Fred Roper and some of his British wonder midgets.

All about the midgets / by Fred Roper.

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