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Commodore Nutt and Minnie Warren: Barnum’s famous little people

Barnum’s famous little people

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Barnum’s famous little people

Nutt was a little person (1848–1881) who achieved international fame appearing in P. T. Barnum’s show. Warren (1849–1878) was also a little person in Barnum’s show; her sister, Lavinia, was married to General Tom Thumb. Ink signatures, “G. W. M. Nutt” and “Minnie Warren,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by an E. & H. T. Anthony carte-de-visite full-length portrait of the pair posing together. A desirable combination of these unusual 19th-century entertainers. RR Auction COA.

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