midget

4 photos tagged midget, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1910

2013

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8 older comments, and then…
Cindy Clayton said:
Wonderful image. These guys were legends!
BigBean said:
Hi, this photo has been used as part of a project in the Flickr Commons group, and we'd love to have this added to the group pool!
theconfederatekitten said:
I can tell you all about Jack. For some reason the photo is labeled wrong.The midget is my great uncle and his name is Jack Barnett.He's from Roxboro, NC and was 42 inches tall. He and his brother were with Barnum and Bailey for over 20 years.Herbert was 36 inches tall. I love collecting anything and everything about them.If anyone has photos my email is mag7girl@hotmail.com. I have many photos of them both and know lots more info about them.My name is Luanne
Wystan said:
Another Bain/LOC photo of the circus midget Jack Barnett ,with unidentified man:
Wystan said:
New York Times feature story about circus freaks, Sunday, April 6, 1913, mentions Jack Barnett: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D04E... He was toastmaster at a birthday banquet of Barnum and Bailey freaks held at Healy's Restaurant in New York, April 5, 1914. New York Times story, April 6, 1914: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=950CE3DF143EE7...

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Fabricator of Useless Articles said:
I love the 'second take' expression on the tall guy.
Lauren Goode said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Curiouser and curiouser!, and we'd love to have this added to the group! you are also welcome to join the group if you wish :-)
The Library of Congress said:
PaperPal -- Please click on the "Invite this photo to..." link below the comment box, and we'll accept it. Glad the image suits.
Patrick Barnum said:
This photo is mislabeled. I don't know the identity of the gentleman on the left, but he's definitely not P.T. Barnum.
WolfFoley said:
The photographer's comment engraved on the negative is that Jack Barrett was with "Barnum," meaning "Barnum's show" which is Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth. Barnum was long dead, but people still refer to the show by his name. No idea who the man on the left is. The right side of the negative indicates that Jack Barrett was 28 inches high. Cannot tell if it identifies the other man. The photograph almost certainly was taken at Madison Square Garden, where the B&B show opened every Spring. A check with Circus World Museum's index would reveal what years Barrett was with that show.

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jyhelbe56 said:
Midget Car Can Do 130 Miles An Hour, He Says . Built by Kenneth Moorehouse. on this page news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19320705&...
Buddy Stone said:
Unlikely marriage proposal at a closeted gay men's club?
Paul Jackson said:
jyhelbe56 Well done. I think that is spot on.
swanq said:
Morehouse clearly toured the country over several years. To confirm that this is in the Washington DC area, I followed up the labels on the mike. According to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJSV "WJSV originally came on the air in 1926 as WTRC in Brooklyn, New York then was moved to Arlington, Virginia, the following year and became WJSV in 1928. CBS bought the station from the previous owner in 1931, officially moved the station to Washington, D.C., although the transmitter site remained in Virginia. CBS made WJSV its affiliate in the nation's capital." This looks to be in a hotel.
swanq said:
LoC has a photo of the car signed by Morehouse. www.loc.gov/pictures/item/89711943/