CDV – P.T. BARNUM AND COMMODORE NUTT
Carte de visite, 2 ½ x 4 1/8. P.T. Barnum and Commodore Nutt . Image f the famous promoter and George Washington Morrison Nutt better known by his stage name Commodore Nutt. Nutt was a dwarf and an entertainer whom P. T. Barnum hired to appear at the American Museum in New York City. Barnum gave Nutt the stage name Commodore Nutt, a wardrobe that included naval uniforms, and a miniature carriage in the shape of an English walnut. Nutt became one of the Museum's major attractions. Photographed by C.D. Fredricks, New York, with paste on label for J.H. Bigelow. Slightly irregularly trimmed on top edge edge, minor surface abrasion right side on back. Overall fine condition.
395.  Cdv cs 114