P.T. Barnum and General Tom Thumb; ca. 1850.
Just for those who thought this picture seemed a little off and possibly some of Barnum’s, shall we say, “showmanship”, Tom Thumb is indeed a child in this photo… a 10 year-old child. He stopped growing at about 6 months old and didn’t start growing again until he was in his late teens when he “shot up” (by which I mean never stopped growing for the next 25 years) from about 2’5″ to 3’3″
April 23, 2014 | Categories: History, Photography, Weird | Tags: AMERICA, black and white photography, Child, circus, Freak Show, Funny, General Tom Thumb, History, Interesting, P.T. Barnum, Photo, Photography, Tom Thumb, Weird | Leave a comment