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  • The Duke of Wellington observing the French premier Adolphe Thiers, who is represented as the dwarf General Tom Thumb (?) Lithograph by J. Leech, 1844 (?).
  • General Tom Thumb the celebrated American dwarf : exhibiting every day and evening, in Caitlin's Indian Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only!!.
  • 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.
  • The original and celebrated General Tom Thumb, the world-renowned American man in miniature : the smallest man alive ... is holding his farewell levees at the Town Hall Assembly Rooms Blackburn : on Friday & Saturday January 7th and 8th, 1859.
  • [Undated handbill advertising an appearance at Davidge's Royal Surrey Theatre (Lambeth, London) by the German Lilliputian Family and General Tom Thumb].
  • Charles S. Stratton as General Tom Thumb, in his character as Napolean : is 12 years old, 25 inches high and weighs 15 pounds.
  • Mr. Smith's exhibition : to be seen twihin, the Norfolk Giant 17 years of age, 7 feet 2 inches high, and weighs 20 stone, also the African Lady! in her native costume ... also Tom Thumb, the celebrated dwarf, also the extraordinary wonder of the creation, the infant male child & its mother with 2 perfect heads and necks on one body ...
  • [Leaflet (1880?) advertising appearances by The Lilliputian Monarchs: the Australian General Tom Thumb and Commodore Knott at the Horns Assembly Rooms (Kennington, London, England). Printed on orange/yellow paper].
  • Challenge to the American dwarf, General Tom Thumb : the English dwarf, Field Marshal Tom Thumb, now exhibiting daily, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ... to appear and perform with him in public, so that their respective admirers may judge of their comparative merits : General Tom Thumb. Imposition!!.
  • Gen. Tom Thumb and wife / A. Bogardus, photo.
  • Second appearance of General Tom Thumb : the wonderful little man from America.
  • Farewell levees of Genl Tom Thumb previous to his final departure for America : positively for a short time only : every day and evening... he is 14 years old, 25 inches high, and weighs only 15 pounds... / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
  • 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.
  • Gen. Tom Thumb : three levees daily at the Regent Gallery, 69 and 71, Quadrant, Regent Street, near Air Street ... / Regent Gallery ; printed by T. Brettell, Rupert Street, Haymarket, Westminster.
  • Charles S. Stratton, a dwarf known as General Tom Thumb, aged twelve. Lithograph by C. Baugniet, 1844.
  • Two dwarfs: Minnie Warren and Commodore Nutt, bridesmaid and groomsman at the wedding of General Tom Thumb in New York. Photograph by Mathew Brady, 10 February 1863.
  • [Newspaper cutting (from the Pictorial Times) showing the Presentation of Tom Thumb to the Queen (mid 1840s?)].
  • 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.
  • Gen. Tom Thumb and wife / A. Bogardus, photo.
  • The true Tom Thumb quadrilles / composed by the smallest musician in the world.
  • [1934 cigarette card (no.25 in a series of 50 : Believe it or not) featuring Tom Thumb, who had kissed 1,500,00 women in 3 years. From Carreras high class cigarettes (Arcadia Works, London)].
  • General Tom Thumb : the man in miniature, exhibiting every morning and afternoon, in Caitlin's Indian collection, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, and every evening, for this week only, at the Adelaide Gallery ...
  • Maid of mine : to Commodore Nutt : as sung at the levees of Gen.l Tom Thumb, & Com.e Nutt / written & composed by G.R. Cromwell.
  • Two dwarfs: Minnie Warren and Commodore Nutt, bridesmaid and groomsman at the wedding of General Tom Thumb in New York. Photograph, 10th February 1863.