Carte de visite photograph depicting Colonel Ruth Goshen, the tall exhibition performer known as the “Arabian Giant,” shown standing in elaborate military-style costume while holding a small child. The dramatic contrast in scale emphasizes Goshen’s height, one of the features promoted during his exhibition career. The reverse identifies the subject as “Col. Ruth Goshen, the ‘Arabian Giant,’ 8 feet high – weight 475 lbs., as exhibited at Barnum’s Museum, New York,” and credits Bailey & Silver, 295 & 297 Broadway, New York. CDV format photograph with printed descriptive text on the reverse.