Of the many midgets that we have seen and known, undoubtedly Tom Thumb and his charming wife Mr. Charles Stratten, will be best remembered because of their having been widely exploited in tours around the world under the direction of the renowned Barnum and the management of Silvester Bleeker, who traveled with them in all their long journeys. Thumb, as a widow, married Count Rosebud, one of the midget brothers Margi, and is now living and enjoying good health at an age like all other ladies made known at her own sweet will only. Minnie Warren, a sister of Mrs. Thumb, and if anything, more diminutive, was married to Commodore Nut, and together these four little people appeared in nearly every country on the face of the globe. The Brothers Margi, previously known as “Count Rosebud” and “Baron Little Finger, ” were two of, the best-formed and well-informed little men one would ever expect to meet. They traveled with me in this and foreign countries, and they were always found very companionable and interesting. Both of them were accomplished musicians in voice and instrumental execution. The “baron” had for a wife a lady much larger than himself, who bore him two or three children, and “Count Rosebud, ” as I have stated, married Mrs. “Thumb, ” and together this trio are now giving most interesting entertainments. Cooke, Newark Evening Star, Newark, New Jersey, December 9, 1915, n. This is a series of articles Cooke wrote from 1915 to 1916. Check out our 100% customer feedback and know you are purchasing from someone who cares about your satisfaction. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “rarefindsfl” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Unit of Sale: Single Piece
- Antique: Yes
- Image Orientation: Portrait
- Size: 4 x 6 in
- Signed: No
- Image Color: Sepia
- Material: Cardboard
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Framing: Unframed
- Subject: Circus
- Vintage: Yes
- Type: Photograph
- Format: Cabinet Card
- Year of Production: 1889
- Photographer: Charles Eisenmann
- Number of Photographs: 1
- Theme: Americana, Celebrities, Inspirational, People, Social History
- Featured Person/Artist: Minnie Warren, Baron Littlefinger, Count Rosebud
- Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
- Production Technique: Albumen Print
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States