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March 2026 Unreserved Photo Auction — Curiosities, Performers & Vernacular Photography

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Our March 2026 auction presents a wide selection of historical photographs, postcards, entertainment memorabilia, and visual curiosities spanning the mid-nineteenth through twentieth centuries. Every lot is offered completely without reserve, ensuring that each item sells to the highest bidder regardless of price. Combined purchases totaling $500 or more qualify for free shipping, providing collectors an added incentive to bid across multiple lots. The unreserved format creates opportunities for both new and experienced collectors to acquire unusual and historically interesting material.
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Lot 273

Stereoview Gen. Tom Thumb & Bride – Little Person Wedding

Estimate: $50 - $400
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Albumen stereoview depicting General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton) and his bride in full wedding attire. The couple stands formally posed beside a carved Gothic-style chair and studio column. She wears a long bridal gown with veil and floral headpiece; he is dressed in formal suit with boutonniere.

Vertical mount text reads “Genl Tom Thumb & Party” and “The Liliputian Series.” Image number 2201 appears at lower left.

Verso bears the printed label of E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New York.

General Tom Thumb (1838–1883) was a celebrated 19th-century little person performer, historically described in period literature as a dwarf and exhibition figure.

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