Object number:
2008.6.1.119
Object name:
memorabilia; photonegative
Title:
untitled (Tom Thumb)
Date made:
early 20th century to mid 20th century
Material/Technique:
Nitrate film negative
Dimensions:
H: 3.5 in, W: 2.75 in
Credit line:
Gift of Aronovici
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Content description:
Black and white film photonegative contains an image of Charles Sherwood Stratton, aka Tom Thumb. The image shows a woman in a Victorian dress standing next to a very short man in a suit who is standing on a table. A top hat rests on the table at right.
Concepts:
male; female
Persons:
Tom Thumb
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