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I believe this daguerreotype dates to April-July

Under magnification I can see she's wearing thin

the man is a paper based image

but the image is overall very good and the emulsion completely stable

Famous Sideshow Little Person Tom Thumb "Fairy Wedding" 1863 Stereoview Photo weird I believe this daguerreotype datesOriginal stereoview photo of the famous sideshow midget General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton) his bride Lavinia Warren, and groomsman Commodore Nutt (George Washington Morrison Nutt) with bridesmaid Minnie Warren. Tom and Lavinia were married on February 21, 1863, and Brady's 1863 copyright is visible along the bottom edge, front. Each photo is blindstamped in the bottom corners with E. & H. T. Anthony's logo. 6. 75" x 3. 25". Very good

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