Original CIVIL War Performers Mr+mrs Gen Tom Thumbs Wedding Party CDV Photo 1863

  

TOM THUMB'S WEDDING PARTY (RARE POSE) CDV PHOTO 1863. TOM THUMB'S WEDDING PARTY (RARE POSE) ID'd CDV PHOTO 1863.

Mercy Lavinia Warren Stratton b. 1919 was an American circus performer and the wife of Charles Sherwood Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb. The other three were General Tom Thumb, Lavinia Warren's sister (Minnie), and Commodore Nutt. She was known as a performer and for her appearance in one silent film, The Lilliputians' Courtship, 1915.

Warren met Stratton while working at Barnum's American Museum. Their wedding was one of the biggest events during the Civil War in New York.

They were married in an elaborate ceremony on February 10, 1863. President Abraham Lincoln and his wife provided a reception for the new couple at the White House.

PRINTED ON THE LOWER FRONT MOUNT. Tom Thumb's Wedding Party. DIMENSIONS: 2 3/8" x 3 7/8".

SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST.